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elmo joins the propaganda machine

the bbc is reporting the sesame street is being pushed as a way to curb anti-americanism. with little elmo fans running around my house, i sure do hope that it's something more innocent than pure american propaganda.

it sounds like there is hope:

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"We don't set out in any way to push American or western values. That's not our mission at all,' says Beatrice Chow, spokeswoman for Sesame Street's foreign co-productions. "

"There are universal values that we encourage, such as sharing, co-operation, respect and understanding. But we see what the needs are of the specific country where the show is being broadcast - such as in South Africa where we introduced an HIV-positive character because of the Aids problem there."

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In its attempts to promote what it calls "universal values", Sesame Street has also encouraged Egyptian girls to be more ambitious with the inclusion of Muppet Khokha (Peach) who wants to be an astronaut or a doctor. This empowering of Egyptian women directly reflects policies agreed with the Cairo government.

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i hope that washington understands what sesame street is all about, because i'm sure that snuffy was against the war. besides there's alot that the bush administration can learn about "sharing, co-operation, respect and understanding".
posted by Bob at 7:37 AM