Philadelphia Will Do  
 

Aug

22

New Puppet Causing Controversy

082206sesame.jpg

The Inquirer reports today on a new Sesame Street puppet who is (naturally) causing a bit of controversy.

No, the puppet doesn’t freebase on the show or have a mouth like a sailor. No, she’s a girl puppet, and a fairy, and that’s upset some people, saying she stereotypes girls. One of those upset is Susan Linn, the co-founder of something called the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood:

“The last thing little girls need is one more pink fairy,” she says. “My understanding is that she’s a little incompetent with her magic, too. I’m concerned that now even the Sesame Workshop has bought into the girly, girly commercialized image of what it is to be feminine. They could have had an Asian girl, they could have had a girl who’s really good at math. They could have had someone who’s just more complex.”

Because, really, an asian girl who’s good at math? That wouldn’t be a stereotype at all.

A rude welcome for Abby, new girl on ‘Sesame Street’ [Inquirer]
 
dmac | 11:47 AM | 2 Comments
Inquirer, Puppets, Sesame Street, Stereotypes
 
  1. chris Says: Aug 22 12:04 PM

    How the hell would you know if a puppet is Asian?

  2. mike Says: Aug 22 12:07 PM

    This idea just has too much potential for hilarity…

Leave a Reply

Name *required

Mail *will not be published, required

Website

Submit