I don't think it's about an agenda at all. Personally my kid has just as many vegetarian friends as meat eating ones at this point. Why shouldn't vegetarian kids have a relatable character?
I wrote this
well before I saw the episode and was delighted to see that the episode was even handed, and even had Sue Ellen say (in not so many words) that it isn't for everyone. I do indeed respect those who eat differently because of their beliefs, provided they don't go all "if you eat meat, you're a terrible person." To see the episode escalate into such delightful passive aggressiveness by Muffy and Francine made the episode that much more enjoyable.
But hey, get this: apparently, "Ladonna Compson: Party Animal" has been banned in various different cities in other countries, such as Moscow, Tokyo, Rome, and others... you know why? Because of the scene where Bud messes up Ladonna's apple pie. Seriously.
Okay... that's freaking ridiculous. The only thing I know of Japan censoring is Transformers Prime because... well.. that show is
extremely violent and for some reason, Transformers is a little kids franchise because the robots are sentient beings and not piloted or some nonsense like that. And to fit in some odd filler with some Japanese pop group. But
really?! Bud shoves a dinosaur plush in a pie
off screen?!? Well, the Japanese PTA have lost its minds. To think, this was the same country that got away with bare female tops in kid's shows. Russia (especially with Putin) makes a lot of sense, though. Guy's a extreme prude.
Anyway, I just discovered what one of the new episodes is going to be about...
An ice cream store opens up near Brain's parent's shop and threatens to take away the customers. There's a Martha Speaks similar to that, first of all... but this makes me wonder something I've been wondering for years.
What about the Sugar Bowl? I mean, it's more of a lunch counter that serves ice cream (closet thing I could say is a Brighams- that's a local thing that's barely on life support), but wasn't that always direct competition with the Powers family ice cream shop? I always felt there was some conflict of interest in "Sue Ellen Chickens Out." I mean, why would Brain care that the Sugar Bowl was going out of business? Wouldn't that be a
good thing for him? It's not like they don't hang out at his place as well. Seems they actually show the ice cream place
more than the Sugar Bowl recently.