Kristin Chenoweth Says One Million Moms Spew Out Hate with 'Wicked' Boycott

The insanely misnamed One Million Moms are about the only ones in America (or the world, for that matter) offended by "Wicked." But they are a group that is at least consistent in their ridiculousness. Take, for instance, two current campaigns: One is against the holiday film "Dear Santa" (streaming on Paramount+) because it is Satanistic; and a second rails against Kelly Clarkson for saying "What the ... Fuuudddgggeee!" in a Wayfair ad. "Clarkson not only delivers the final word of this commercial with emphasis, but the word is slowly elongated, and the audio of her voice drops to an exaggerated bass sound," they write on their website.

The group, which really numbers close to 40,000 and is pretty much run by one person – conservative activist Monica Cole. "The right-wing group was created by the conservative American Family Association, which is classified as a known hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. One Million Moms protests against the presence of LGBTQ+ characters in children's stories and family content. One Million Moms calls it a fight 'against indecency in the media,' according to its website," writes Newsweek this week in reporting on their latest boycott against the film "Wicked." The reason, Newsweek reports, is that the film "not only [includes] witchcraft but also LGBTQ content."

"Alerting All Parents!" the blog post starts. "One Million Moms needs your help to make sure as many people as possible are aware of Universal Pictures pushing the LGBTQ agenda on families, particularly children, in the musical 'Wicked.' "

"Of course, the musical contains a tremendous amount of witchcraft and sorcery, and that content prompts most parents to avoid taking their children to see Wicked. But the film also shows not-so-discrete crossdressing and men crushing on men, which parents may not expect," the petition states.

"Instead of an uplifting Broadway musical about friendship and family, talents and resources were used to create a dark movie that also pushes wokeness."

One question: When did One Million Moms realize that "Wicked" is about witches and could be construed as an allegory about growing up gay? The stage musical has been around for 20 years, and the film has been in theaters, happily breaking box office records, since November 22.