apparently we're all damaged

[2eclipse]

the horrors of old school sesame street

i can't begin to say how disgusted i am by this. sure great idea! let's all make the world so PC and bland that our children grow up with only boring ideas, grow up to be boring people and suffer from depression because of lack of stiumulus. great idea. jim henson has got to be turning in his grave.
this is officially time for me to buy the lot and show them to every toddler i can find.

Comments

I wish I could be surprised...

[rumpleteazaer.livejournal.com]

It seems the only form of fantasy that is permitted is that which do-gooders ascribe as politically correct. Heaven forbid children see a pipe (not that most don't see an adult here or there actually smoke), find humor in someone that is perpetually grouchy (they will meet enough of them in real life and not know what to do or get their feelings hurt), or believe that anyone who takes an interest in helping kids is anything but a pedophile.

However did we manage to survive without some special interest group trying to protect us from life?

[mirage897.livejournal.com]

I did used to think that those brown brick walls that were everywhere were a bit dingy.....

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

they made me feel safe and secure. it is a matter of taste. anyway when did "dingy" become grounds for a label of inappropriateness for children?

[eltanin.livejournal.com]

We are buying up Sesame Street Old School and that's the Sesame Street our children will know. The new show is laughable. It's disgusting. And I agree - Henson must be rolling!

[rumpleteazaer.livejournal.com]

Actually, I probably should buy a copy on principle. should the urchin have kids, it will be a fantastic way to show off a time when we gave our kids a little credit for being able to learn about each other.

[eltanin.livejournal.com]

Actually, there used to be a clip on YouTube of Buffy St. Marie breastfeeding her son Cody and talking to Big Bird about what she was doing. It was an awesome clip, and I wish I could have grabbed it before it was pulled.

Strange that it was pulled in spite of thousands of other Sesame Street clips still being up.

Hmm.... too much for today's tots to handle??

sesame street

[sunmother.livejournal.com]

I agree. I read the same article. It is totally disgusting I am planning to purchase at least the first two seasons. It was rich, human, and funny for both adults and kids. It fostered tolerance (wasn't that one of the main ideas) for differences and modeled ways to be neighbors with one another..foibles and all. It was like the Hebrew Bible in some ways...earthy and honest. So it is aspiring to be more like Barney? Political correctness is a disaster at times. It also cost us Chief Illiniwek. :(
I am glad you have your phone. Lets try to talk sometime this week. Our trip was unbelievably adventurous...a big storm, rampant seasickness (not us, fortunately), many resultant injuries on board....more to share when we talk.

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

All I can say is bah.
Heard a little about some of the crap directed at sesame street, and was more irritated than I really feel like delving back into right now. I want to find them for my little one.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

seriously. it just makes me want to buy them all and support them with my dollars.

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

Agreement. Hoping to be able to at some point. *mutters*

On a brighter note, in that general category, I have managed to pull a bunch of Sesame Street off of the Tivo, and Charles has drifted into the age realm where he loves it. Hadn't realized just how well the show was designed for teaching and learning until now, and Reading Rainbow is right up there, too.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i LOVED reading rainbow.
and there was another one where this artist drew pictures in pastels while the story was read during the story. i don't remember the name, but i loved that one.

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

I vaguely remember something like that, too. Cannot for the life of me remember the name, though.
If it comes to you randomly, could you let me know?

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

sure thing. but it is a long-shot. i'm not sure i ever knew it.

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

Figured... but I know that sometimes random data resurfaces and sort of floats around until you figure out why it landed in your brain to begin with.

I seem to remember thinking he was very fuzzy. *ponders*