What is it with Christian fundamentalists and cartoon characters? First there was Rev. Jerry Falwell's "outing" of Tinky Winky. Then Focus on the Family's leader James Dobson decided to attack what he saw as a pro-gay message behind SpongeBob SquarePants. The newest make-believe figure under fire from the religious right? Shrek. That's right. The uber-right Traditional Values Coalition is warning parents about the cross-dressing and transgender subtext in the movie about the beloved green ogre. The group is promoting "family values" by deciding to ignore the overall theme of Shrek – a "general message of tolerance – that outward appearances don't matter and that it's what's underneath that counts" – and instead focus on a line in the movie in which Pinocchio is teased about wearing a thong. It's time for these groups to relinquish the remote.