Glee, the Fox musical-comedy
television series, is promoting being gay to children, social
conservative Matt Philbin says.
Philbin, the managing editor of the
Culture and Media Institute (CMI), appeared on the Christian
Broadcasting Network (CBN) to talk about the upcoming fall television
season.
He warned parents to keep children away
from “trashy” shows such as Glee, The
Playboy Club and Gossip Girls.
“Essentially, Hollywood is out of
ideas when it comes to sitcoms, when it comes to prime-time dramas.
Everything has to now focus on sex,” Philbin said. “There are
several new sitcoms that turn – the entire plot depends – on
characters having had hook ups, characters having bad relationships,
and, you know, going out to find sex after – going out to find
rebound sex.”
Speaking directly about Glee,
Philbin said: “Sex is a major theme throughout as is homosexuality,
both male and female, it's a show that's making some … covert
political statements. And it's slipping them into fare that they are
absolutely promoting to teenagers.” (The video is embedded in the
right panel of this page.)
Glee's four major open or
closeted gay characters have earned it the nickname of the “gayest
show on television.”
(Related: Tony
Perkins accuses ABC Family of promoting “homosexual agenda.”)