Religous Right now going after Shrek? You know color != gay.

What is it with Christian fundamentalists and cartoon characters? First there was Rev. Jerry Falwell's "outing" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/276677.stm) of Tinky Winky. Then Focus on the Family's leader James Dobson decided to attack (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/20/politics/20sponge.html?ex=1109307600&en=3934353b562b7492&ei=5070) what he saw as a pro-gay message behind SpongeBob SquarePants. The newest make-believe figure under fire from the religious right? Shrek. That's right. The uber-right Traditional Values Coalition is warning parents (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/cpress/20050221/ca_pr_on_en/film_gay_animation_1) about the cross-dressing and transgender subtext in the movie about the beloved green ogre. The group is promoting "family values" by deciding to ignore the overall theme of Shrek -- a "general message of tolerance -- that outward appearances don't matter and that it's what's underneath that counts" -- and instead focus on a line in the movie in which Pinocchio is teased about wearing a thong. It's time for these groups to relinquish the remote.