Bill Donohue Has The Real O’Neals Sadz

A few days ago ABC/Disney announced the renewal of The Real O’Neals despite the Catholic League’s months-long assault on dozens of the show’s advertisers. The Catholic League even blew six figures on a full-page New York Times ad which compared executive producer Dan Savage to Trump supporter David Duke. Enjoy the sadz from Bill Donohue:

The Catholic League’s objections to the show center less on its scripts—they have uniformly appealed to those with a juvenile sense of humor—than with the decision to base the show on the life of a morally destitute, and relentlessly anti-Catholic, man, Dan Savage (he is also an executive producer). It just goes to show, once again, what Hollywood thinks of practicing Catholics.

It must be noted, however, that our campaign has not been without effect: the scripts were rarely of a blatantly anti-Catholic nature, and Disney/ABC silenced Dan Savage. That they dumbed-down the content—fearful of provoking a backlash—is indisputable. It is equally clear that Savage was ordered not to engage me; we previously clashed on many occasions.

Whether the scripts next season will stoke anti-Catholic sentiment, or whether they will remove the gag order on Savage, remains to be seen. If they do, we will gin up our efforts by attacking the Disney brand. We are not walking away from this fight: Disney/ABC has shown its contempt for Catholics, and they will not escape with impunity.