Parks & Recreation Marries Gay Penguins
Added 2023-04-12 05:50:18 +0000 UTC“Pawnee Zoo” (September 17, 2009)
Okay, fine, we did the Parks & Rec episode you asked for, but here’s the thing: The one where Leslie Knope marries gay penguins is not the pro-gay piece of TV history you think it is. Nowhere in this episode does Leslie ever say she gives a single squirt about gays or same-sex marriage. In fact, the episode never takes a position, and the fact that it won a GLAAD Media Award makes it all the more galling that “Pawnee Zoo” plays out as Leslie liking positive attention but never saying a single nice thing about gay people.
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Prehistoric Glamazon Huntresses: A.D. is the Mad TV sketch I use to point out the strengths of the women in its cast!
Vance Briceland
2023-04-14 18:53:52 +0000 UTCTotally Trans did an episode on the Dean that talked about that Ted Danson show.
Lobo
2023-04-13 23:50:46 +0000 UTCI'm glad I am not the only one who doesn't enjoy Parks and Rec. I have never gotten the appeal of this show. Also, people often equate this show with 30 Rock, but I love 30 Rock!
Christian Scholer
2023-04-12 21:03:32 +0000 UTC
