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Seeing this clip, i’m more worried about the shitty music being thrown at kids before they can understand it.
[Look and click below to see what Sesame Street was jammin out to in the 70s.]
Do we really want to live in a world populated with musicians reared on Katy Perry’s music?
Also, when has Sesame Street been about preparing children for the “professional world”? It’s about learning letters and numbers and how to be nice to retarded kids. They are in a fantasy land with puppets. I think she’s dressed up about as provocatively as most Disney princesses, (see Little Mermaid). The only difference is, she is a human with actual (?) tits.
But these are all distraction from the real issue: THERE IS NO POINT TO ANY OF THIS SONG! She wants to play dress up, there’s some kind of miscommunication between her and Elmo, and she’s frustrated. At the end, Elmo doesn’t care about her frustration, and no sense is made of anything.
I’ve worked at preschools for years and seen this scenario many times: Kid 1 runs away from Kid 2, thinking it’s “tag”. Kid 2 doesn’t think this, tries to catch up to straighten things out, only cementing in Kid 1’s mind that, yes, this is in fact a game of tag. Frustration often ensues. It could’ve been a teachable moment for Katy and Elmo about how to solve problems with friends, how to communicate what you want, etc. but this whole thing isn’t about shit. Elmo was kind of a dick, and he’s supposed to be a role model. Fuck you, Elmo.
– Chris Pollina
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