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20 Nov 2021, 8:25 pm

Just when you thought the GOP couldn't get any closer to having those involuntary committal papers signed...

https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-call ... p_catchall


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20 Nov 2021, 9:26 pm

What other Muppets were being attacked?


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20 Nov 2021, 9:31 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
What other Muppets were being attacked?


The newest; an Asian girl muppet on Sesame Street.


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21 Nov 2021, 12:20 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
What other Muppets were being attacked?


The newest; an Asian girl muppet on Sesame Street.


I knew about that one, I just thought there were others.


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21 Nov 2021, 1:06 am

Tim_Tex wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Tim_Tex wrote:
What other Muppets were being attacked?


The newest; an Asian girl muppet on Sesame Street.


I knew about that one, I just thought there were others.


No, but it ranks up there with Jerry Falwell taking on the BBC’s TeleTubbies.



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21 Nov 2021, 1:28 am

Tim_Tex wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
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What other Muppets were being attacked?


The newest; an Asian girl muppet on Sesame Street.


I knew about that one, I just thought there were others.


Big Bird.

The GOPers in Congress famously just got through attacking Big Bird, before they took on this new Asian Girl character.

Thats what Kraichgauer meant.



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21 Nov 2021, 1:36 am

Tinky Winky, of the Teletubbies, supposedly encouraged our youth to be gay.

Big bird is guilty of encouraging youth to get vaccines.

But I am not clear as to what the problem is with his new character that is provoking them to "defund" PBS. She must be awful.



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21 Nov 2021, 2:04 am

I want to hear these jokers come up with a coherent argument to support their cancellation of Sesame Street.



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21 Nov 2021, 2:07 am

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Tinky Winky, of the Teletubbies, supposedly encouraged our youth to be gay.

Big bird is guilty of encouraging youth to get vaccines.

But I am not clear as to what the problem is with his new character that is provoking them to "defund" PBS. She must be awful.


They're claiming teaching racial diversity is wokeism. The right's hardly even trying to hide their racism anymore.


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21 Nov 2021, 2:36 am

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They're claiming teaching racial diversity is wokeism. The right's hardly even trying to hide their racism anymore.


What is more concerning is when parents think teaching their children about racism = CRT



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21 Nov 2021, 2:45 am

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They're claiming teaching racial diversity is wokeism. The right's hardly even trying to hide their racism anymore.


What is more concerning is when parents think teaching their children about racism = CRT


Something very Orwellian about that.


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21 Nov 2021, 3:21 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
They're claiming teaching racial diversity is wokeism. The right's hardly even trying to hide their racism anymore.


What is more concerning is when parents think teaching their children about racism = CRT


Something very Orwellian about that.


Indeed! Orwell was a keen student of human behaviour. His stories are as relevant now as they were then.



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21 Nov 2021, 6:07 am

It's about time since most of the other muppets are caucasian.



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21 Nov 2021, 6:36 am

They can cancel Sesame street for all i care. Not for political reasons but because I dont particular appreciate it when a creative genius dies and their legacy is continued on by soulless corporate entities. I know many a media franchise ends up that way. Doesnt mean i have to like it. Atleast Teletubbies was something new and creative, even though they were probably agents of satan and corrupters of the youth as the fundamentalists pointed out, but at least it was fresh.


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21 Nov 2021, 11:31 am

Why do I picture some Fox News host wrestling with Kermit the Frog on live TV while screaming "Take this you communist!"?


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21 Nov 2021, 2:58 pm

naturalplastic wrote:
Tinky Winky, of the Teletubbies, supposedly encouraged our youth to be gay.

Big bird is guilty of encouraging youth to get vaccines.

But I am not clear as to what the problem is with his new character that is provoking them to "defund" PBS. She must be awful.

I thought Tinks was accused of saying a homophobic slur?


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