Too risque for Sesame Street?

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Dei

Dei

Sesame Street pulls Katy Perry from show - MSN TV News

Basically, Katy Perry filmed a duet with Elmo for Sesame Street, but parents who saw the clip on YouTube threw a fit that her outfit wasn't appropriate for the show so it was pulled. I'm kind of torn on the whole thing personally. I certainly wouldn't want a 4 year old wearing something like that, but it's an adult, and it's not *too* terrible, I'm pretty sure all kids have seen boobs before. The song itself was kind of cute, and the producers of the show didn't see a problem with it when it was itself filmed.
 
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Chibibar

I thought it was kinda cute.

but hey... people complain about The Count cause it "make fun" of OCD people and Cookie Monster promoting obesity.
 
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Raemon777

Eh... dunno. I'm actually one of the people who AGREE with things like the cookie monster singing "cookies are a sometimes food." I'm fine with Sesame Street being something parents should never have to worry about ever being a negative influence on their kids. I don't think the outfit in question is quite "negative," but it's the sort of the thing which, combined with Barbie and every other female role model available for girls... I understand why people would be wary of Sesame street going down that route. Especially since this really is an area where "slippery slope" applies.

If the outfit was even slightly less risque it wouldn't have been an issue at all.
 
Frank

Frank

Is balet inappropriate for kids? Because seriously, her outfit is no worse than that.

Katy Perry gives me inappropriate thoughts though.
 
Espy

Espy

Hey how about this Sesame Street: Maybe don't invite a guest on whose primary source of work is selling her sexuality and then be surprised when she shows up with her tits hanging out, hmm?
 
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Raemon777

Hey how about this Sesame Street: Maybe don't invite a guest on whose primary source of work is selling her sexuality and then be surprised when she shows up with her tits hanging out, hmm?
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This also.
 
ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Doesn't seem any more risque than what Disney princesses wear. Besides, what are 4 year olds going to think of it? They're still busy giggling every time someone says "butt."
 
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Chibibar

ThatNickGuy said:
Doesn't seem any more risque than what Disney princesses wear. Besides, what are 4 year olds going to think of it? They're still busy giggling every time someone says "butt."
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Bell and Ariel is more risque than that :)
 
Covar

Covar

meh, She's only on the show for the parents anyway. No point not pulling her. It's my understanding Sesame Street has a pretty long waiting list of celebrities who want to be on it.
 
sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

It should be perfectly fine to use Katy as a role model for her gender. It does not matter if you have talent, all that matters about your self worth is how you look. A perfectly acceptable message to send.
 
strawman

strawman

At some point there's a line that has to be drawn, and the kicker is that the line is actually a wide gray field that moves all the time. So far everyone that has commented on it has said, essentially, "Well, I'm not sure, maybe, maybe not." or "It's not that bad" - suggesting that it sure is close, if not over the line.

So when something is this close to the line, and a lot of people complain, then a show which directly depends on contributions from viewers is probably going to pull it.

Does it really matter? Is Sesame street poorer for cutting it? Should they ring up Lady Gaga next and have her wear her meat dress for the next skit?

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It's probably worth pointing out that she's also wearing a veil in the clip and I'm sure a lot of people consider that a beautiful wedding dress.
 
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Philosopher B.

Hey hey hey! What about getting some clothes on Elmo? Dude is butt-ass naked.

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But seriously, when I think Sesame Street, I don't think 'jiggly boobs'.

HAHA RETCON BIATCHES :cool:
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

On the one hand protecting 4 year old from boobs is retarded... on the other i totally agree with keeping Katy Perry singing away from everybody... guess i'm torn on this issue.
 
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Chazwozel

I wouldn't mind my 3 year old seeing that. Same old song. People have a shit fit over the human body, but yet, you wouldn't hear any bitching about violent content. I'd rather my kids see some cleavage over someone getting shot any day.
 
@Li3n

@Li3n

Amorous Eyes;440088][QUOTE=Chazwozel said:
I wouldn't mind my 3 year old seeing that. Same old song. People have a shit fit over the human body, but yet, you wouldn't hear any bitching about violent content. I'd rather my kids see some cleavage over someone getting shot any day.
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I long for the days when dismemberment, the excessive use of both blunt and sharp weaponry, self immolation and such where still considered good ol' fun.
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Well there is the fact that Looney Toons where actually made to be show before films in the cinema... and they still kept some of the same humour when they moved to TV for a while...

Animation Age Ghettoization sucks.
 
LittleSin

LittleSin

I don't see what the big deal is.

By this logic I should be sheltering my son from seieng my sister, my step mom, my female friends, the cashier at the corner store, my doctor, my cousins....
 
Frank

Frank

Amorous Eyes;440088][QUOTE=Chazwozel said:
I wouldn't mind my 3 year old seeing that. Same old song. People have a shit fit over the human body, but yet, you wouldn't hear any bitching about violent content. I'd rather my kids see some cleavage over someone getting shot any day.
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I long for the days when dismemberment, the excessive use of both blunt and sharp weaponry, self immolation and such where still considered good ol' fun.

First two reference the good days of Tom & Jerry, the last is Daffy who committed suicide on stage:

..and it was all hilarious to watch.

These days, you can't even have a character smoke anymore... and they edit it out of the old cartoons where they did. Lame.[/QUOTE]

Ah yes, Warner Bros. cartoons and their love of suicide.

Pepe le Pew threatens it twice and tries to commit once in this gem.



4:00 and 5:05 in the videos.
 
Espy

Espy

I wouldn't want my little kids seeing it.

Not because Kate Perry has boobs mind you, merely because it's Kate Perry.
 
Dei

Dei

I let my 4 year old daughter watch it, her comment was "Why won't Elmo play dress up?! I like to play dress up!"
 
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makare

Sesame Street has gotten so candy assed saccharine anyway. I remember seeing segments about actual breastfeeding on the show. Now it is all Elmo all the time. Might as well just watch Barney it's so damn inane.
 
Morphine

Morphine

Pfff
Vanessa Williams in the movie "Elmo in Grouchland" was wearing something quite sexy too and no one said anything.



Ugh, people and their exaggerations. Like a sesame street sketch is going to "pervert" a bunch of 4 year olds. Seriously, they've seen breasts. And smaller outfits.
 
Dave

Dave

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Anyone see Katie Perry last night on Saturday Night Live? She came on wearing a tight Elmo shirt and the whole bit was about how big her boobs were and how Elmo's head was all stretched out. Then they talked about how she shouldn't be ashamed of her body and that people needed to get over it.


-heh-
 
Silver Jelly

Silver Jelly

Dave said:
Anyone see Katie Perry last night on Saturday Night Live? She came on wearing a tight Elmo shirt and the whole bit was about how big her boobs were and how Elmo's head was all stretched out. Then they talked about how she shouldn't be ashamed of her body and that people needed to get over it.


-heh-
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I haven't but, for some reason, I really want to.
 
Norris

Norris

Dave said:
Anyone see Katie Perry last night on Saturday Night Live? She came on wearing a tight Elmo shirt and the whole bit was about how big her boobs were and how Elmo's head was all stretched out. Then they talked about how she shouldn't be ashamed of her body and that people needed to get over it.


-heh-
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All in the context of a sketch that managed to be funny. They even stole of her fiance's jokes from Twitter. Speaking of, I knew fuck all about Katy Perry until I saw the Sesame Street video and SNL last night. I don't particularly care for her music but DAMN she's hot.
 
Silver Jelly

Silver Jelly

Tinwhistler said:
True story: When my son was 5, he liked the Cartoon Network and Nick Toons, and was constantly bugging me to switch the channels for him. He already knew how to read and how to surf the web a bit, and knew the channel numbers for his two favorite channels. So one day, I showed him how to use the remote, tossed it to him, and went off to take a leak.

I walk back into the living room, not two minutes later, and my son is glued to the TV. My brain goes "Wait a minute. Something is wrong here.". I think I was just stunned, because it took me a good 20 seconds to realize that in the time I was gone, he had figured out how to open the channel guide, find the adult programming, say he was an adult, and then buy porn.

Like father like son, I guess.
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When he was FIVE? Man, I always thought I started thinking about that stuff at a very young age, but I see I was wrong!
 
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