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Arthur's Teacher Mr. Ratburn Is Gay & Finally Got Married
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Arthur's Teacher Mr. Ratburn Is Gay & Finally Got Married
Queer representation in children's animation has been getting better and better as the years go by, and while it's nice to see so many new, inclusive titles premiering on so many networks, we wish some of our old-school faves would also introduce queer characters as well. Well it looks like Arthur might have just heard our prayers...
The long-running PBS Kids series (which has been airing since 1996) just confirmed that Mr. Nigel Ratburn, Arthur Read's cake-loving, third-grade, Lakewood Elementary School teacher, is queer!
In the new episode "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone," viewers finally get to see Mr. Ratburn marry his husband! And it's literally the cutest thing ever!!
While current Arthur viewers are probably a little too young for Twitter, when O.G. fans who grew up with Arthur in the '90s & '00s found out about Mr. Ratburn's new husband, they (righfully) freaked out!
\u201cMR RATBURN IS GAY HELLO !! HE GOT MARRIED !!\u201d— REMADE @WEREWOLFNOIR (@REMADE @WEREWOLFNOIR) 1557762221
\u201canimation twitter is losing it over the fact that arthur made mr ratburn gay but no one is talking about his clearly queer sister\u201d— Goth Ms. Frizzle (@Goth Ms. Frizzle) 1557766064
\u201cSo I was watching the new episode of Arthur and they just confirmed Mr.Ratburn is gay by him having a same sex marriage. Wow...that\u2019s huge for them to do \ud83c\udf89\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffe\u201d— Tony T. \ud83d\udc05 (@Tony T. \ud83d\udc05) 1557746451
\u201cNobody talk to me abt nething but mr nigel ratburn n his husband Patrick n jane lynchs fursona were on a 24/7 arthur lockdown\u201d— acab (audrama spoilers) (@acab (audrama spoilers)) 1557765147
\u201c@gatsplatt Wow... after all these years. Congratulation Mr. Ratburn! Make sure you don\u2019t hog all the wedding cake. \ud83c\udf89\ud83d\udc6c\ud83c\udf82\u201d— MOVED TO GATTSKIN (@MOVED TO GATTSKIN) 1557756022
\u201cMR RATBURN IS GAY ?!? IM CRYING\u201d— MOVED TO GATTSKIN (@MOVED TO GATTSKIN) 1557756022
\u201c@gatsplatt MR RATBURN SAID GAY RIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!\u201d— MOVED TO GATTSKIN (@MOVED TO GATTSKIN) 1557756022
\u201cMR RATBURN IS GAY!!!!!!!!!! No wonder Arthur was my favorite show as a kid. Fun fact: i had a dog which my dad gave away behind my back bc she loved to bark at the neighbors cattle and chased them ONCE but i thankfully got her back in the last couple years of her life\u201d— ENEMY RAT \ud83d\udd2a (@ENEMY RAT \ud83d\udd2a) 1557769728
Arthur is currently airing on PBS Kids! Watch "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" on PBS Kids' website here!
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.