One Million Moms take on Disney's 'Good Luck Charlie'

“Disney should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda.” These were the thoughts of the Conservative advocacy group One Mi...

“Disney should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda.”

These were the thoughts of the Conservative advocacy group One Million Moms on the subject of the Disney Channels latest episode of Good Luck Charlie which debuted on Sunday.

On the show, Charlie, the main character, with her father Bob (played by actor Eric Allen Kramer) and her mother Amy (played by Leigh Allyn Baker) discussed a play date that was set up with Charlie’s friend Taylor. Amy told Bob that Taylor’s parents would also be joining them while the girls played which then led to the two debating Taylor’s mother’s name. Both had said they had individually met the woman, but while Amy said her name was Susan, Bob remembered meeting a parent named Cheryl and since they weren’t together at the time of the interactions, the two remained at odds. When the doorbell finally rang and Taylor arrived with her mothers, Charlie’s parents realized that they were both right: Susan and Bob were speaking about two separate women. “Taylor has two moms,” Bob said after answering the door. “Nothing gets past you, Bob,” Amy said.

The topic had been talked about since this past summer. A Disney representative said on how they chose to approach the topic, “This particular story line was developed under the consultancy of child development experts and community advisers. Like all Disney Channel programming, it was developed to be relevant to kids and families around the world and to reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness.”

Although it was designed to be relevant to all children and families, some advocacy groups feel it was inappropriate. The group One Million Moms, which is a group dedicated to “give moms an impact with the decision-makers and let them know we are upset with the messages they are sending our children and the values (or lack of them) they are pushing”, had this to say on the subject, “Conservative families need to urge Disney to avoid controversial topics that children are far too young to comprehend. This is the last place a parent would expect their children to be confronted with topics that are too difficult for them to understand. Mature issues of this nature are being introduced too early and too soon, and it is extremely unnecessary.”

What do you think? Is it inappropriate or just a sign of the times? 

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