Cartoon Network, a kids-to-prime-time television channel, tweeted a video commemorating Transgender Day from the appearance Thursday.
“Addressing someone using their pronouns and their name shows that you respect them as their true self!” the channel tweeted, followed by a heart emoji.
“We’re celebrating the journey of our transgender and gender-non-conforming friends on this #TransgenderDayofVisibility!” Added a tweet.
Transgender Vision Day occurs annually on March 31st.
Transgender flag flutter on pole. (GT)
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The video starts with three cartoon people with text bubbles. One reads, “Gender pronouns describe a person’s identity.”
“Examples of pronouns are he/she, they/they, ze/zir,” says another.
The third says, “If you’re comfortable, you can share your pronouns!”
Through the other examples in the one-minute video, nearly all of the characters, many of whom appear to be children, introduce themselves by their names followed by their pronouns, with many using “they/them”.
To underscore the point, one character says, “Thank you all! When people use my pronouns, I feel respected, safe, and included.”
Another later adds, “Wow! It’s such a relief to know people confirming my identity.”
“Using someone’s pronouns shows respect. We all need to be seen and loved for who we are!” The video concludes.
Cartoon Network released a video to commemorate Transgender Day by appearing on March 30, 2023. (screenshot)
Cartoon Network also directed viewers to the National Black Justice Coalition for resources and support in a follow-up tweet. The NBJC describes itself as “America’s leading national civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and same-sex (LGBTQ+/SGL) people.”
Fox News reported in February that in Disney’s “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” characters cite Robin DiAngelo’s book “White Fragility” and ask for forgiveness after they defend their town’s apparently racist founder. The show also targeted US President Abraham Lincoln, whom they portrayed as an inappropriate advocate for civil rights.
People hold signs during a joint meeting of the Florida Board of Medicine and the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine meet to establish new guidelines limiting gender confirmation care for children in Florida, on November 4, 2022. (Ricardo Ramirez Bucceda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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