Showing posts with label Political Correctness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Political Correctness. Show all posts

Monday, November 19, 2007

When you know we've gone too far in political correctness

Early Sesame Street dvds are tagged with an Adults Only sticker:
The producers of Sesame Street have slapped volumes 1 & 2 of the eternally running children's show with the following warning: "These early 'Sesame Street' episodes are intended for grown-ups, and may not suit the needs of today's preschool child." Why? Cookie Monster carries a pipe in one recurring parody—and then eats it. Oscar the Grouch is too grouchy and mean. And in the first episode, a grown man—Gordon—asks a little girl to come home with him for milk and cookies... and she does!
The horror! We're obviously thinking of the children....

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