Faith, family, and freedom: three values the modern entertainment industry doesn’t uplift often. Most of television’s most popular shows contain mature elements — sex scenes, suggestive themes, violence, or depictions of nontraditional marriage and infidelity. Children’s shows hosted by Nickelodeon and Disney now prioritize LGBTQ representation and identity politics. GOP lawmakers even asked the TV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board in 2022 to help parents identify children’s shows that have “sexual orientation and gender identity content” — to no avail.
Parents who are looking for suitable, family-friendly entertainment have in recent years turned to Hallmark, the channel known for its holiday movies. But as is the case with the rest of the entertainment industry, Hallmark has recently expanded its catalogue to include “inclusive storylines” with LGBTQ characters and “queer-forward” plots. Some families are now wondering where they might find noncontroversial and traditional films.
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