Pandemic-era polarization is touching Big Bird of ‘Sesame Street’ after the Muppet tweeted about being vaccinated. It’s part of a rich history of contentiousness at the intersection of TV and politics, kkruesi reports.
“Sesame Street” has long faced grumbles from conservatives unhappy with its connections to U.S. public broadcasting, which receives federal funding. Yet this latest fallout marked a new contentious flashpoint that has plagued previous rollouts of the vaccine, just as the shot becomes available to children between the ages of 5 and 11.
didn’t use the word pregnant once in an episode that focused on the title character, Lucy Ricardo, having a baby after executives determined that doing so would be too scandalous.which explored all manner of political and racial issues in the household of a bigoted man from the New York City borough of Queens, showed the character Maude opting to get an abortion a year before the U.S. Supreme Court made Roe vs.
Big Bird’s tweet ruffled others’ feathers at a time when educational messages directed toward children are under increased scrutiny. Schools have seen an uptick in heated debates from frustrated parents and elected officials over how racial and social justice issues are handled in classrooms and instructional materials. Most recently, Republicanthe Virginia governor’s race after seizing on conservatives’ frustrations with schools.
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