Sesame Street- For Adults Only?

[collwen]

[caught from squirrelmunk1]


http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magazine/18wwln-medium-t.html

God gods.

This is the problem with trying to impress today's insanity on yesterday's memories.

Comments

[auntiero.livejournal.com]

What the...??? I really hope that was meant as a satire.

[collwen.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, it isn't. The social mores of the past and current standards of acceptability for children as much different things.

[marnen.livejournal.com]

Actually, I think there was some satyrical intent in there. But the point she makes -- that Sesame Street 1969 contains lots of stuff that wouldn't fly today -- is a good one.