'The Simpsons' has always been aimed at adults anyway, if you allow children to watch it, that it is your decision . The gay reference seems as though it would only add to kids' idea of homosexuals as a joke, and if you're not prepared to challenge that view then you are acting more `disgracefully`.

kitten, lancaster, england

> Oh dear. I've never watched The Simpsons once in my entire life.

Neither did I for the first eight years of it's existence, it used to annoy intensely me just to see them being advertised - again.

Now though I have seen the light and every episode on DVD and watch them quite often.

You have to get past the yellow complexion, sit down and watch two episodes without any preconceptions.

If your not a fan after that, well, you obviously have a humour bypass, and you should stick to Roy "Chubby" Brown perhaps.

Lawrence, London,

Please, please tell me 'Proud to be British' is joking! Simpson does not promote homosexuality or hetrosexuality, it simply accepts it as all sane people do. 'Proud to be British' obviously needs to get a bit more education.

Sarah Howson, Chester, UK

K Philips: If you've never watched The Simpsons once in your entire life, why comment on this story? Is that why you said 'oh dear?'

Oh dear, you accidentally read, then commented, on a story you have no interest in?

Oh dear.

Chris Taylor, Worthing, England

Whoa Mama! Sounds great. Not sure about Bart's 'lad' flashing though!

Dirk Saxon, Merseyside,

If anything, with a mother/father/children family and compendium of straight friends, The Simpsons is being used to promote heterosexuality. I've never thought of that before! How dare they!

Also proud to be British, Wellington, New Zealand

K Philips: If you've never watched The Simpsons once in your entire life, why comment on this story? Is that why you said 'oh dear?'

Oh dear, you accidentally read, then commented, on a story you have no interest in?

Oh dear.

Chris Taylor, Worthing, England

Oh dear indeed.

P Tinsdale, Upminster, UK

Wahoo!! At last a break from all the troubles in the world.

james macinnis, sawtry, cambs

Don't worry K Philips, The Simpsons haven't watched you either

Mark Wakeling, London,

'The Simpsons, being used to promote homosexuality to children! Disgraceful.'

Yes, because that is their intention, isn't it? Nothing to do with humor that isn't suffocated by political correctness. Why is so hard for poeple just to see joke for what it is, a joke! If it's not your cup of tea, I pretty sure they aren't going strap you down and make you watch it!

Jenni, Wishaw, N Lanarkshire

Are you proud to be facist aswell? The Simpsons is an antidote to people like you; chill-out and don't take things so seriously.

Proud?, Bristol,

Thank you very much for spoiling jokes in a comedy! A warning would be nice next time

John Merrigan, Liverpool,

To the "promoting homosexuality" remark. Get some braincells and move out of the dark ages. It's a cartoon. Get over yourself.

Nadia winning Big Brother made me "Proud to be British", not this rabid media-hating homophobia. The Simpsons have always tried to be slightly controversial, because the real world is controversial.

It's nice to see American media being less PC.

Gulliver, Lewes, England

I disagree with the above comment. I have not yet seen the film but I can't see Ralph Wiggum's 'doubt' as promoting homosexuality in any way. How can a program with a 30-40 strong cast of heterosexuals be promoting homosexuality because of a single reference?

Proud to be Gay (And British), Stevenage, UK

Craig sharp, stevenage, england

Wow,

Mr Philips, your so much better than all the other people in the world that have watched the Simpson. I really wish that I were you.

Why bother commenting on something that you freely admit you know nothing about.

Andy, Cromarty,

Mr. Philips, you're missing out!

Kevin O'Keefe, Cottingley, England

The Simpsons ROCK! I have been watching them my whole life.

Dezaray, Fort Worth, USA

K Philips: If you've never watched The Simpsons once in your entire life, why comment on this story? Is that why you said 'oh dear?'

Oh dear, you accidentally read, then commented, on a story you have no interest in?

Oh dear.

Chris Taylor, Worthing, England

@philips Then you have missed the best thing today's tv can offer. Why haven't you tried yet? In my opinion watching Simpsons is as though one watch moving cartoons of the society, politics and so on. ergo: it is really funny and it rises awareness

Robert, Potsdam, Germany

Not so much proud to be british as proud to be homophobic...

Homophobia? Not in MY Britain!

Raymon, London,

Don't worry K Philips, The Simpsons haven't watched you either

Mark Wakeling, London,

Oh dear, what a lot of fun you've missed then.

A Cherry, London,

K Philips 'Oh dear. I've never watched The Simpsons once in my entire life'

But you have, apparently, just read over 600 words on the Simpsons and felt the need to write a comment. What would you have to say about a programme that you have actually seen? I look forward to reading it.

Eric Blair, London,

Oh dear. I've never watched The Simpsons once in my entire life.

K Philips, London,

The Simpsons, being used to promote homosexuality to children! Disgraceful.

Proud to be British, nottingham, uk