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Siah
18-04-05, 13:30
They Are Coming for the Children

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Sesame Street is under siege by a clique of censors from the extremes of both the left and right, thanks to the Republican seizure of PBS, and the subsequent changes instituted just last week.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38692-2005Apr8.html?nav=rss_p

By Jim Kirwan
Al-Jazeerah, April 2005

Sesame Street was a children’s program, created by Jim Henson that has been an American staple in the world of Children’s Programming for decades. The show has kept its place in society by catering to the imaginative and creative needs of two to five year old children. But with the changes in funding and censorship at the ‘new PBS’ apparently more drastic measures are now needed to further an agenda that has not been seen on this program before.

“Beginning this spring, Sesame Street will debut a new puppet named 'Noah,' who is intended to appeal to the show's burgeoning audience of young Christians. The character, whose puppet persona comes complete with an arc, will have responsibility for two letters in the alphabet call-out portion of the show: 'F,' which stands for 'flood,' and 'G,' which now stands for 'God.'”

If Bible-toting Americans want to have their views represented, all they need to do is create their own program, and their own “loveable characters” to sell their rather strange ideas about the need to further a Flat Earth Society, and the questionable nature of the Rapture, neither of which have previously been front and center in the minds of small children. Parents used to be the ones that were in charge of what their children watched. But with the advent of these ‘New Republican Censors’ apparently if they can’t get these backward and obsolete ideas across in the normal way, then what they decided to do is get the Republican government censor to mandate changes to some of the programs that are popular and that actually work.

Whatever this may be called, it is clearly censorship. The owners of the program should pull the show rather than capitulate to this Gestapo tactic, a device that is meant to destroy human potential, by warping the minds of the children, rather than by encouraging the organic growth of curiosity or real imagination.

In fact - this charade goes straight to the heart of creative control, and in the case of Sesame Street, it goes to the definition of Jim Henson’s original concept in the creation of both the characters and their reason for being in the first place.

Whoever now owns the rights to Henson’s work, should be besieged with comment on this topic from the viewing public, and the sponsors ought to hear from everyone concerned. This blatant attempt to force children to adopt these fringe views on some religious principles runs completely counter to these healthy and growing minds that are desperately in need of stimulation, not brainwashing!

If the Evangelistas want to create a show of their own, no one is stopping them. But if they persist on this track, then perhaps the creative teams at Sesame Street ought to begin to think about a whole new cast of characters to balance out these stone age additions, that have so recently been mandated for the program.

For instance there could be Swaggy Jim, the loveable but fallen preacher who has a fondness for casual companionship. Or they could add Elmer-Tongue the blustery but loveable con artist, who fleeces one and all for that someone that he talks to “upstairs.” There could be a whole new breed of strangers inserting themselves into the program. Flathead Freddy, for instance could be very helpful with that portion of society that still believes the world is flat. He could also be very helpful to all those kids (the geographically challenged) who have no idea where they are on this continent, or in the world.

And let’s not forget about Re-write Ralph, our faithful fundamentalist that constantly corrects the bad old scientific community, by traveling the country and changing all the signs on US national monuments to reflect their real importance: which is due to the Bible and the Flood – in Ralphy’s view only the literal interpretations of the one and only Bible, could have been responsible for things like the Grand Canyon, or the origins of life on this planet.

There could also soon be Just-Us Judy, who always “Just says NO” to everything – especially anything that might be sexual. And we can’t forget Tepid Tim who spends his free time running from his own shadow, inbetween lectures on the evils of anything that might be bad for anyone. Most of these new characters could revolve around Super Sam, who appears in riot gear and a cape made from “old glory,” He passes out pepper spray and secret cell-phones to all concerned about “the terrorists” that are hiding everywhere, but will soon be coming to visit every child who isn’t patriotic.

But why stop there – let’s just get a group portrait of the presidential cabinet and make hero puppets out of every single one of the president’s key people, being as they are all such sterling characters anyway. We should start with the president’s very own representative in the White House pressroom. For two years running Jeff Gannon-Gorsch-Guckert or whatever his name really is, just happened to run a homosexual prostitution ring inside the White House. But as there has been no investigation – he must be one of the good guys – so let’s introduce him to your children. We could call him Tawdry Jeff. http://www.rense.com/Datapages/ganndat.htm

As these characters are meant to be inspirational we should look closely at the president’s advisors. What a rogue’s gallery of fools, pardoned criminals, and thugs they are. What more outstanding examples could we possibly find to use as role models for your children to emulate? There’s our new Director of National Intelligence, who used to run the Death Squads in Central America. Or Paul Wolfowitz, truly a useable punk for all reasons – not to be confused with someone who actually cares about anything but his Capitalistic version of the Neo-Con agenda. “Always-Proper-Paul” will now decide what is best for all the world’s poor and starving. These are some of the people, behind the scenes in this administration that Americans really need to know more about. What better way to alter what they really are, than by painting them as heroes for your children to emulate?

What is now being proposed for Sesame Street is no different; this is just the beginning of state sanctioned censorship trying to disguise itself as useful and intelligent advice to the children of this nation. Children already have parents; there is no need for a bogus father figure in the office that used to belong to the president.

It’s one thing not to stand up to these thugs when they masquerade as your leaders, it’s another thing entirely when they try to insert themselves between you and the education of your children!

So by all means don’t write, don’t call the producers of Sesame Street, do not contact the advertisers who support this program, and do not tell your friends or your associates about this travesty – just do what you always do keep your mouth shut and your head down while the government and a bunch of lunatics hijack the imaginations and the promise that still lives in the vulnerable minds of your children.

Don’t you dare ask questions of anyone about all this garbage, because you might actually begin to rock the precarious Ship of Fools that is running this nation into the wall at 10,000 miles a hour. Why would anyone want to keep this government from completing its mission: That mission seems to be the compete destruction of this nation, and with that project now well along the way, it looks like they want to get the children too. Hey – this used to be your country, look at your children – and think about what they’ll be like when and if this blatant censorship is allowed to have its way with them!

Aljazeerah.info (http://www.aljazeerah.info/18%20o/They%20Are%20Coming%20for%20the%20Children%20By%20 Jim%20Kirwan.htm)

Eke
18-04-05, 15:52
Siah, Wat voor een tijdgeest is er in onze levens gekomen ???Tien jaar geleden had je dit niet voor mogelijk gehouden!In Amerika niet.Hier niet.

Tot mijn stomme verbazing belandde ik gisteren via Google (Marokkaanse koekjes) op een site van een stormfront. Het ging over de liedjes van K3.Een Belgisch groepje die plesante kinderliedjes brengt.
De meiden worden gecensureerd door die posters van de site. !!! Omdat ze de kleutertjes zouden vergiftigen met ideeen van "allemaal vrolijk samen op deze wereldbol".En het laatste nummer zou helemaal de spuigaten uitlopen voor de Aparte papa's.En de Aparte Mama's niet te vergeten.Hun kleutertjes mogen die liedjes niet meer horen..
Het stond er echt in het Nederlands, dus ik kan er niet omheen dat dit mensen zijn in ons eigen landje...anno 2005.

~Panthera~
18-04-05, 18:02
Geplaatst door Eke
Siah, Wat voor een tijdgeest is er in onze levens gekomen ???Tien jaar geleden had je dit niet voor mogelijk gehouden!In Amerika niet.Hier niet.

Tot mijn stomme verbazing belandde ik gisteren via Google (Marokkaanse koekjes) op een site van een stormfront. Het ging over de liedjes van K3.Een Belgisch groepje die plesante kinderliedjes brengt.
De meiden worden gecensureerd door die posters van de site. !!! Omdat ze de kleutertjes zouden vergiftigen met ideeen van "allemaal vrolijk samen op deze wereldbol".En het laatste nummer zou helemaal de spuigaten uitlopen voor de Aparte papa's.En de Aparte Mama's niet te vergeten.Hun kleutertjes mogen die liedjes niet meer horen..
Het stond er echt in het Nederlands, dus ik kan er niet omheen dat dit mensen zijn in ons eigen landje...anno 2005.


Dan heb je nog een van de minst smerige berichten gelezen, Eke.
Kun je nagaan.
Je wilt niet weten wat die gasten allemaal denken. :moe: