Head - Meet Desk

[mynewplace]

No wonder I hated watching Sesame Street with Scarlett.  Elmo always made me wanna puke, but I thought it was just because I was grown up. Now I know the truth - I was jaded and hardened by my years on the Street.  The ORIGINAL Street. 

Caution - this article discusses the original Sesame Street episodes, which are deemed unfit for today's toddlers.  

Pablum, anyone?

Comments

[insanity-speaks.livejournal.com]

I just read that article. When did America become so pussified? Seriously? Cookie Monster can't gorge on cookies anymore? Showing an innocent scenario of a grown up helping a child is wrong? Are we that afraid of every person that we can't show kids what its like to be innocent? Oh no, Oscar the grouch is *gasp* grouchy....we can't show that negativity. Fuck off, seriously. They did nothing to me. I never once thought twice about what I saw when I was a kid. It was innocent....and fun. Parents just need to be fucking parents again. /rant

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that whole "can't show him smoking" business - HELL! HE ATE HIS FUCKING PIPE! If a child can't tell that's funny and fake, then he needs to crawl back in the womb for another month.

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

Jim Henson never dreamed up anything a child can't watch. Even The Dark Chrystal.

[onesexiladee.livejournal.com]

Jim Henson is flippin in his fuckin grave right now! This has got to be the most ridiculous article I ever read!! I grew up on "old time" Sesame Street and if I ever have children I would never have a problem showing the dvds of the old shows to them. Todays parents need to grow up and realize not everything is to be taken so damn seriously!!!

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

This Carol-Lynn Parente needs to be tied up and forced to watch as kids are given a six-hour screening of The Three Stooges! That'd burn out her temporal lobe. And throw in some un-censored classic Johnny Quest for good measure.

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

Watching Haji would likely kill her.

[retro-rider55.livejournal.com]

'Viim Viim, SalaViim', eh?

[sapphirescarlet.livejournal.com]

I am thinking of ordering the dvds JUST so Scarlett can see them. And maybe pass them on to some other small children I know.