I didn't hear on the news story that they were pressured into putting in the disclaimer, although they may have been covering themselves to prevent such objections from arising. Rather, I got the impression that the people who are responsible for the show believe that if some of the situations and actions that were in the show at its beginnings were in it now, there would be strong protests; hence, the warning. Things that were considered harmless or at least acceptable in one generation change over time. Just look at the whole issue of the portrayal of smoking in movies and cartoons over the past few decades. Hannah Barbera said some time ago that it will cut smoking scenes out of its old cartoons. With Sesame Street, apparently, one problem the people doing the show now have with those early shows is that the view is that kids imitate what they see, so you can't have Cookie Monster setting a bad example for youngsters of how to eat.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:24 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Sesame Street & Monica
Those must be the same people who want to ban certain books. G. Cindy --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I don't remember everything, but part of it has to do with a closet gay couple living in a dingy basement apartment, and another objection is the Cookie Monster gorging on all that unhealthy fattening food. I'm really not kidding about either of those! Evan----- Original Message ----- From: Monica WillyardTo: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 8:31 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: Sesame Street & Monica Oh no! You have got to be kidding. What happened? Did Big Bird swear when Oscar flipped his trash can lid? Unbelievable! Monica Willyard Evan Reese wrote: I heard a news item yesterday about a DVD release of some of the earliest episodes in which there is a disclaimer that some material may not be suitable for children! Really, I'm not kidding. Evan____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow youwith Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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