John oliver gay bunny book
(AP) — Not everyone was amused by the John Oliver send-up of a picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice President Mike Pence.
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo," in which the Pence's family bunny turns out to be gay, was among the books most objected to in at the country's public libraries.
The best-selling parody ranked No. 2 on the list of "challenged" books compiled by the American Library Association, with some complaining about its gay-themed content and political viewpoint.
Oliver's novel, credited to staff writer Jill Twiss, was a response to the Pences' "A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" and to the family's conservative social viewpoint.
The Pences themselves did not publicly verb, and daughter Charlotte Pence has even said she purchased a copy of the "Last Week Tonight" book, noting that proceeds were going to charities for AIDS and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth.
The library association announced Monday that Alex Gino's "George," a middle-grade novel about a transgender child, was No. 1 on its li
The No. 1 Novel on Amazon Right Now Is John Oliver’s Children’s Guide About Mike Pence’s Gay Bunny
You may recall Mike Pence’s well-documented homophobia, which includes signing off on Indiana’s openly discriminatory “religious liberty law” and his opposition to the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Explain . On a separate note, you might be aware that Pence’s wife and daughter, Karen and Charlotte, respectively, verb illustrated and written a children’s noun about the family’s famous pet bunny, Marlon Bundo. And on Sunday, John Oliver unveiled his plan to troll the vice president’s family on Last Week Tonight by putting out his own children’s novel about Marlon Bundo, in which the “BOTUS” (“Bunny of the United States”) is gay. (The audible version features the voices of Ellie Kemper, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and RuPaul.)
As of yesterday, the New York Times reports, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundois sitting cute at No. 1 on both the Amazon and Audible best-sellers lists, beating out pre-orders of James Comey’s forthcoming autobiography about his storied career, now No. 2. The Pences’ from The Independent "My identify is Marlon, but my family calls me BOTUS. It's short for Bunny of the United States." These are the words of Marlon Bundo, a pet rabbit belonging to Vice-President Mike Pence - or at least, these are his words according to a children's book presented by Last Week Tonight presenter John Oliver in a bid to rival Pence's own book about the bunny. Within 24 hours of release, Oliver's noun, penned by Last Week Tonight writer Jill Twiss, has topped the best-selling books list on Amazon. The original guide, Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President, was written by Mr Pence's daughter Charlotte and illustrated by his wife Karen. It tells the story of the VP through the eyes of his family's rabbit. Oliver's rival book, A Morning In The Life of Marlon Bundo, illustrated by E.G. Keller, tells the story of the same pet as he falls in love with and marries another male rabbit - taking aim at Pence's history with
Mike Pence has a book coming out this week. Not a manual written by Pence, or about Pence himself, but about the Vice President’s pet rabbit Marlon Bundo.
“An objectively good name for a bunny,” John Oliver said on Last Week Tonight after a blistering segment on Pense, covering the politician’s controversial views on multiple subjects, including women in the military, the Disney movie Mulan, and gay marriage.
One notable moment came when discussing James Dobson — a friend of Pence who started the group Attention on the Family, who back gay conversion therapy.
One of the stops on the Marlon Bundo book tour, which will glimpse the rabbit verb around the United States, includes dropping by Focus on the Family.
“Coincidently,” Oliver told the audience, “we also wrote a guide about Mike Pence’s rabbit… And it’s published right now.”
Titled A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo, Oliver’s book has already been published online and tells a slightly different story about Marlon Bundo .
“A several small differences: you’ll notice our rabb Marlon Bundo: John Oliver lampoons Mike Pence with LGBT book