Sometimes I wonder why the characters from childhood educational shows are such relevant figures in our lives'. Maybe it's bc they represent ideals which parents feel comfortable 'outsourcing' to fictional characters. These creatures have a better chance of conveying these critical themes to us than our parents who are not 'vulns' enough 2 talk 2 us about life/issues. 95% of kids find 'miscellaneous creatures' to be easier to talk to than elders like parents, teachers, or civic/community leaders.
Did yall have any 'muppets' who u identified with because ur 'perception of urself' was a lot like a particular character?
Kermit the Frog is a significant figure from the Jim Henson/Sesame Street/Muppet Collective. He had this song called "It's not EZ Being Green." In the song, he starts out singing about his 'desire to stand out.' He wishes he could have a different skin colour/be a different person on the outside. He feels 'ordinary.' He is sad. He wishes he could be unique. We all just wanna be special, yall.
Then in the second half of the song, Kermit starts to accept the fate/circumstances that God and society have assigned him. While he is kinda 'sad', he realizes he needs to stop focusing on 'the desire to be different' and enjoy his meaningless life. These are messages that our parents wish they were able to communicate to us.
"It's Not Easy Being Green" - A Poem by Kermit the Frog [via Jim Henson]
It's not that easy being green;
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold...
or something much more colorful like that.
It's not easy being green.
It seems you blend in with so many other ord'nary things.
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
or stars in the sky.
But green's the color of Spring.
And green can be cool and friendly-like.
And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain,
or tall like a tree.
When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why?
Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be.
Should I become a DJ/performing artist who tries to spread the same core values that children's shows tried 2 spread?
Was Jim Henson a better artist than Andy Warhol/Shephard Fairey/Leo DaVincBro?
Do u value the 'creativity' of ppl like Jim Henson and Walt Disney, or do u think they were 'just kinda krazie'?
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Cookie Monster represents ur 'desire for more of stuff that tastes/feels good.' He has no self-control. In his song "C is for Cookie", he accepts that something as simple as a "cookie" is "good enough for me." This is a song about accepting that life might not be THAT meaningful, but maybe u should just be happy about small stuff, and stop trying to search for big lifechanges 2 make u happy.
Do yall think Muppet Collectives are the next Animal Collectives?
Do yall h8 new stuff like Teletubbies/Kid Robot/the Wiggles who trivialize early children's programming?
Should I not let my kid watch TV and only read blogs his whole life?
Do yall ever wish u could 'not be green' [a metaphor powered by Kermit the Frog]?
Katy Perry is one of the most influential modern slutwave artists of all time today, in a heated competition with other slutwave artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and Ke$ha to have the strongest, sexiest personal brand. Many slutwave themes are about 'boys', 'having fun', and 'getting drunk.' Not exactly sure why Katy Perry was allowed on Sesame Street. Feel like they should have at least made her wear a 'huge baggy t-shirt' if she was going to speak to kids. Instead, her corset thingy seems to make sure people know that she has 'huge breasts', but at the same time, some sort of 'optical illusion' that tries to make her breasts look 'smaller.' Staring at the screen 2 try to figure it out.
<3 the song "Ur hot and I'm chill" though. Feel like that song is soo true [via commentary on modern relationships]. It's so weird how u can like some1 so much, and then they are like 'oh wait. don't like u. sorrie! gonna find some1 new.'
Kinda miss the days when Sesame was 'wholesome' and indie, back when Feist chilled on there. Wonder when she is going to churn out a new album to 'counterbalance' the slutwave. Worried she will get nipple pasties and try to ride it, though.
Worried about American family values. Seems like kids just want to be 'entertained' and they don't really care about 'learning' any more. It seems way easier just to give a kid a laptop /xbox 360 instead of 'actually having an interactive discussion/learning experiment.'
I honestly believe that Sesame Street was bad for education because it 'opened the door' for parents choosing to let the tv babysit their kids. Sorta like a 'gateway drug' or something. Wish we could just invent a 'social network' for kids that could replace both 'parenting' and our failed educational system.
Is Katy Perry the #1 slutwave artist?
Every time Sesame Street producers get some1 questionable to interact with the characters, are they basically 'pooping' on Jim Henson's grave?
Do yall like Katy Perry 'because she has big breasts and big eyes'?
R u worried abt Elmo, or does he seem like a 'motorboating pimp'?
Jonah Hill is a 30 year old actor who plays 15 year olds in movies, kinda like the modern version of Andy Milonakis. Sesame Street is a popular vintage children's show, but from what I understand, kids are more into 'Dora the Explorer' and 'Diego the Chill Bro who fingerbangs Dora on the reg.' N e ways, he is famous for 'getting danked' and 'getting the munchies' hard, so I'm not sure why Sesame Street invited him to chill in their studios. Seems like a bad example 2 set 4 kids.
Do lil kids even know who Jonah Hill is, or is Sesame Street trying to appeal to 'stoner parents'?
Is Jonah Hill an alt actor, or just a mainstream bro?
Do u think it was chill of Jonah to 'pass the blunt' to Elmo at the end of the video?
Not sure why they talked about moustaches. Seems to look more like an untamed vagina bush on his face. (Do yall have a bush or a shaven pussie?)
Are yall a Jonah Hill fan?
Do u wish u could chill with Jonah Hill and Michael Cera?
Do u think Feist is 'pissed' that Sesame Street gave 'premium coverage' to Jonah Hill?
via miss u Feist iPd era
miss u Tickle Me Elmo
Miss u Jim Henson/Walt Disney
Should Jonah Hill 'pull a Jack Osborne' and have gastric bypass surgery to 'get more pussie'/wear skinny jeans?
