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 Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: Is Elmo dumb? |
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Is Elmo dumb?
Joel Stein had a provocative opinion piece in the LA times yesterday that is sure to enrage legions of Elmo fans around the world: he thinks Elmo is stupid.
Mr. Stein argues that the hallmark sharp, funny writing of Sesame Street is being "destroyed" by the "idiot cuteness" of Elmo and some of its newer members (such as Abby Cadabby). He contrasts the Sesame Street of his era to the show of today with disappointment:
"When I watched "Sesame Street" in the '70s, the human cast and the Muppets were quirky adults who didn't talk down to me with baby voices. Now the human cast gets almost no airtime, and the show is dominated by Elmo, Baby Bear and, now, Abby Cadabby - preschoolers enamored by their own adorable stupidity."
He argues that Elmo is all about Elmo and the only "teaching" he does is to tell kids to care about themselves.
Man. I haven't watched Sesame Street in awhile. I've never analyzed the show like this before, but perhaps Mr. Stein has a point. Is the Sesame Street of today "dumber" than it was in the seventies and eighties?
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