I mean, OK, Roosevelt Franklin was obviously black. But nobody talked about race on the show. Showing people together and not caring about race was the point.
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Elmo has lived on Sesame Street for thirty years.https://twitter.com/TurnedLawyer/status/1375099934538612744 …
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Imagine any show having white characters say, “the color of our skin is an important part of who we are.” We should not be teaching white kids in this country to think that way. But if they hear it from everybody else, how are you going to tell them it's wrong?
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It appears that some kids who grew up after 1980 never saw Roosevelt Franklin, who was a staple of Sesame Street in the 70s (we even had a toy of him)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asUI_QiiOks …
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"Not seeing color" is looking past skin color, not ignoring it.
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The Balkanization of America continues. Sad really.
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Maybe they can revisit the Kevin Clash scandal... I mean.. Doesn't the original Elmo fit the bill?
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@JonSutz, I mean, look at the above. "Racial literacy." So, THAT'S the new term for the old *racism* nowadays.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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"The color of our skin is an important part of who we are.” Think about the various problematic groups in history that basically said the same thing.
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But I thought intent/context matters? I always hear that from conservatives. Anyone who has kids or is ever around them will at some point answer/field questions or comments about skin color.
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