Prudish Puppetry

Again, I'm a little late to this story, but I wanted it to simmer for a bit before I put in my two cents.

Sesame Street has a been a staple of early childhood development since, well, since I was a child. I can recall sitting at home with my grandmother and watching Oscar, Big Bird, and Grover talking to me about letters, numbers, and the difference between near and far.



Did you find the clip inherently offensive? some people did.

Sunny days on Sesame Street?

Katy Perry's appearance on the long-running PBS children's show has been pulled after parents complained about the singer's cleavage-baring dress.

That's right, some people thought that Katy Perry was too "revealing" for the type of program she was on. So I'm guessing that prudish, conservative, Stepford Parents aren't going to be taking their children to the beach on any more vacations. Would it be that breast feeding is out of the question as well for the little ones with parents who have voter registration cards with an "R" checked?

A clip leaked on the web this week (nearly a million people have viewed it on YouTube), showing Perry, 25, in a low-cut dress and veil, performing a kid-friendly version of her hit "Hot N Cold" with Elmo.

It was set to air later this year as part of the show's 41st season.

TMZ reports that parents quickly fired off angry letters, demanding it not to be broadcast. "They're gonna have to rename it cleavage avenue," complained one.

Seriously, I've seen plunging necklines on Barbies that reveal more than what Perry had on.

As a quick epilogue to this, go check out the comments section over at Hot Air and you'll be treated to sentiment that Sesame Street is a liberal, mind-control, program that targets children to do their evil bidding. No, seriously.

Of Grocery Store Mags And Reactionary Bloggers

Poor Michelle Malkin.

She gets her knickers in a twist over the most random things.

Nevermind that she was more than pleased when the National Enquirer uncovered the fact that Edwards had had an affair.

Now, comes the latest issue of US Weekly:



Malkin is not pleased, at all:

The next time you’re waiting at the grocery stands and tempted to buy Us magazine, stop and think again. Unless you’re buying it for oppo research, you may not want to put money in the pockets of rabid partisans who have turned their gossip rag into a propaganda arm for the Democrat Party.

The use of the gossip rags to shape the election is all part and parcel of the Brangelina-fication of the Obamas that I wrote about earlier this summer. They are pulling out all the stops to glorify The One and demonize all who stand in his way.

The "gossip-mags" are reshaping the election? Really?

The last "gossip-mag" that had anything to do with a Presidential candidate was The Enquirer. And that was after Edwards dropped out.

Here's the link to part of the article.

Do you think that Malkin or any of her band of followers actually read the story?

Does any reasonable person think that US Weekly is a publication of any value? I mean, if you into knowing what "star" was spotted somewhere wearing something, or some washed-up television actor allegedly did coke at some boat-party in Cabo, or what celebrity kids do on the weekends, then you probably need to get out of the house more.

Malkin likes to use the phrase "suck-it-up".

I've got some more words for her, "get-over-it".