Angriest I've been about a news article, ever.

by **Nik** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:34 pm

I totally agree with the standpoint the author is taking. I think the whole thing is complete bullhonky. And I'm livid. I have, for years, lamented the fate of Sesame Street, stating that I wouldn't show my child this crap and let it shape the way they learn about the world. And I'm planning on buying these DVDs. What the hell is wrong with society?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/magaz ... ium-t.html

by **Chrono Crow** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:09 pm

. . .To hell in a handbasket of shit for us all.

by **Nik** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:13 pm

My parents said this of it: "you turned out fine".

by **EvilJekyll** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:29 pm

I remember playing Astro-Grover on Atari. Also, Sesame Street was the bomb. These people are just hypersensitive to everything. Bastards.

by **SemiNomad** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:28 pm

Now imagine how much more hypersensitive and wussified Sesame Street will be in another 20 years. or don't, because that will likely piss you off even more.

by **Dusk** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:02 pm

Super Grover will live on in my heart forever.

by **James** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:20 pm

As Sesame Street becomes more and more sanitized, children become more and more evil. COINCIDENCE?

by **sum yun gai** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:36 pm

it's funny cause i was just thinking of 3-2-1 contact earlier today. i think a lot of the problem comes from parents who get a bug up their ass and decide that because they don't like something then it must be wrong for everyone. to quote a somewhat famous person on this subject: "kyle's mom is a big fat bitch..."

by **Chrono Crow** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:52 pm

by **ntw3001** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:35 pm

I don't really get how people can look at shows that they most likely watched in their youth and decide that they turned children into murderers. I guess they and everyone they knew were the lucky ones, whereas every other child became a murderer. They assume. I assume they assume.

by **Dusk** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 10:56 pm

OH and the counting song. That was some funky poopcakes.

by **loofah** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:38 am

it looks like they don't even have oscar the grouch anymore (at least, it's not on their website). That was my favorite character! What's wrong with him?

by **Chrono Crow** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:41 am

He's too grouchy.

by **Dusk** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:49 am

loofah wrote:it looks like they don't even have oscar the grouch anymore (at least, it's not on their website). That was my favorite character! What's wrong with him?

He's a disgusting, abusive transient.

by **sum yun gai** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:23 am

he lives in a trashcan and yells at people. that teaches kids that it's ok to be grumpy when you're living in a can down by the river!

i think everyone close-ish to my age liked oscar the best. him and cookie monster were always the ones my friends and i talked about the most.

by **loofah** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:35 am

Dusk Bringer wrote:He's a disgusting, abusive transient.

yeah, but other than that, what's wrong?

by **DarthCat** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 4:25 am

sum yun gai wrote:3-2-1 contact

That, "Zillions", and the newspaper (that most archaic form of factual information transfer) were the main publications of my childhood. I have to wonder how much Sesame Street could have affected me, though (I am told I did in fact watch it) - I don't remember any of the episodes or scenarios, only the characters. I think I just have retroactive amnesia of everything that happened before the age of 5 or so.

by **EvilJekyll** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:07 pm

What ever happened to Zillions?

by **Skimba** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:15 pm

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12..doodoodoodoododododododododo!
*bwong*
8!
*more music*

...FIVE CREAM PIII-IIES!

(Super) Grover FTW!

by **Dusk** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 7:49 pm

Skimba wrote:...FIVE CREAM PIII-IIES!

ROFLupagus
SG 4EVA

by **Lambs_Cows_Lambs** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:48 pm

I was definitely more angry about the whole "Vagina Monologues" being turned into "Hoo-Ha Monologues" article... that and the woman beating her ex-boyfriend with her own baby article.

by **Chrono Crow** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:53 pm

Lambs_Cows_Lambs wrote:I was definitely more angry about the whole "Vagina Monologues" being turned into "Hoo-Ha Monologues" article... that and the woman beating her ex-boyfriend with her own baby article.

The baby one was so awful, but I was too busy laughing to be upset.

by **James** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 8:58 pm

HOW ABOUT THE RESURFACING STORY ABOUT THAT WOMAN WHO GOT RAPED THEN STABBED 49 TIMES AND HAD HER THROAT CUT IN FRONT OF HER TWO-YEAR-OLD SON?

I think that makes me more sad than angry, actually.

by **Mimiheart** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:33 pm

We just got the DVD. Just before the theme song, they have this peanut-creature telling us how it's not appropriate for children. :shock:

My kids are now watching it.

by **Nik** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:59 pm

I want to buy it. I think I will soon.

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