From our ally, Melissa Henson – An unfortunate casualty of our increasingly fragmented media marketplace is parents’ ability to keep on top of the content their children might be consuming.

Because everything is available everywhere, all-at-once, it is not merely unrealistic to expect parents to vet every reel, short, YouTube channel, streaming series, Insta feed, and video game – it is literally impossible. Netflix alone currently has 2.2 million minutes of content available, which translates to about 36,000 hours of programming. YouTube uploads approximately 700,000 hours of videos every day.

And because it is impossible to pre-screen everything your child might potentially see across a multitude of platforms, services, and devices, we rely on parental controls, content ratings, and other tools that were supposedly instituted to help flag potentially problematic content. We learn to look for the “Y” or “Y-7” or “G” or “PG” to know whether something is suitable and age-appropriate for our children.

It is not ceding responsibility; it is accepting our limitations as finite beings with finite amounts of time.

So, when a parent sees that an animated series on Netflix is rated TV Y-7, they can hardly be blamed for assuming that the content is generally suitable for a child aged seven and above, as the rating indicates. You would think issues of sexuality or so-called gender identity would be nowhere near this rating, but you would be wrong. Here’s a dialogue from the TV-Y-7 animated Netflix program, Dead End: Paranormal Park.

“It’s not the park. It’s – it’s me. I’m trans, Norma. And everyone at school knows, and everyone at home knows. And being here? It’s like, I can just be Barney, and I can choose if and when I tell people. I’ve never been happier. And that’s saying something when I spent the day chased by terrifying Zombie mascots. Pugsy reminded me how important it is to live your life without apology. So, I think I’ve got to give living here a shot. Don’t you?”

After this clip went viral, Internet sleuths set to work digging up other examples of Netflix series pushing LGBTQ and trans ideology on children, and there were plenty to be found:

Transformers Earthspark (rated Y-7), featured this conversation:

“Hey, it’s okay. I know I’m safe when I’m with my friends or other non-binary people.” “Non-binary?” “People who aren’t female or male. Oh, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have assumed …” “I always knew my pronouns felt right, but … what a wonderful word for a wonderful experience.”