Sesame Street Liberal
And forget that, for decades, liberal and conservative parents have loved "Sesame Street" for its noncommercial wholesomeness. Cross-posted from LiveJournal, originally posted 11/4/2009. Still valid today.
I read today an interesting and disturbing article about the evolution of Sesame Street over the last 4 decades, written to coincide with the show's 40th anniversary. According to Katie McLaughlin of CNN, "In the early days of "Sesame Street" -- that is, B.E. (Before Elmo).
L is for left-wing: Sesame Street accused of running liberal agenda
Joy Reid declared on Thursday that MSNBC is like "Sesame Street" and argued the network was a "lifeline" to people during a conversation with comedian Pete Dominick. Writer Ben Shapiro has a new book, "Primetime Propaganda," in which he argues - among other things - that "Sesame Street" is a vehicle for the leftist agenda. Playwright David Mamet has drawn attention for his conversion to conservatism, asserting he's no longer a "brain-dead liberal.".
P is for 'politics': 10 political 'Sesame Street' moments GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's declaration of love for Big Bird during the first presidential debate Wednesday isn't the. It didn't take long for Sesame Street fans to remind Oz about the show's long legacy of dealing with political issues much thornier than shrinkflation. @ProfessorBurgos wrote, "Their own pure world.
L is for left-wing: Sesame Street accused of running liberal agenda
As the New Deal order crumbled in the 1960s and 1970s and conservatism ascended, what happened to American liberalism? My dissertation finds the answer to that question in an unexpected place: Sesame Street. Created in 1969, Sesame Street became a template for a new liberal politics that maintained a fealty to individualism and opportunity, had a desire to be inclusive and represent a diverse. Sesame Is a Two-Way Street It promotes liberal ideas of social justice, but also family values and patriotism.
By Michael Taube Feb. 10, 2019 3:02 pm ET. Sesame Street, Friends and Happy Days are being used to promote secret left wing messages, according to a new book.
The civil-rights rebels that created 'Sesame Street'
The TV series Friends undermined family values; Sesame Street taught ethnic minorities about civil disobedience; Happy Days had a subtle anti-Vietnam subtext; and the 1980s cop show MacGyver tried.
