Talk:Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone/@comment-27424687-20190521013530/@comment-25056645-20190521131831

This episode is precisely how to make the topic of gay marriage appriopriate for children. The two men simply walk down the aisle and then dance. No kiss - no mentioning "gay" or "homosexual" - it's exactly how a kid would interpret a real same-sex marriage: they're more concerned about the cake and their teacher's embarrassing dance moves. It requires no "explaining" of what homosexuality is. I believe that is not age-appriopriate.

You're right, they've handled serious topics before, but with a child's frame of reference in mind. Like the cancer episode, (which is a difficult topic for even adults to understand) they compare cancer to flowers and weeds in a garden. Also, remember the wedding of Arthur's aunt Lucy back in 1996? The kids are focused on their roles in the wedding, as a kid should be.