Muppets Are Racist

[thinkingman]

@JayJay

@thinkingman

@Supreme_War_Pig

The one example in the segment you provided is Johnny Cash singing in front of a Confederate flag. Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.

Another example is Steve Martin singing in an exaggerated Chinese accent.

It is also worth noting the Disney did not remove these episodes they merely put disclaimers in front of them.

All in all, that seems fairly reasonable to me, and this is just another example of conservative pearl clutching.

too bad

if it offends dont watch it. my general advice to people with inability to modulate their emotions

Says one of those whose emotions are running rampant and being triggered by a YouTube video telling them they should be triggered.

The irony is thick…

is this all about me now?

[Supreme_War_Pig]

Well no, but you did bring yourself into it with your “general advice” to people

[Supreme_War_Pig]

@thinkingman

@Supreme_War_Pig

@thinkingman

@Supreme_War_Pig

The one example in the segment you provided is Johnny Cash singing in front of a Confederate flag. Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.

Another example is Steve Martin singing in an exaggerated Chinese accent.

It is also worth noting the Disney did not remove these episodes they merely put disclaimers in front of them.

All in all, that seems fairly reasonable to me, and this is just another example of conservative pearl clutching.

too bad

if it offends dont watch it. my general advice to people with inability to modulate their emotions

This isn’t an either-or proposition. There is a variety of options to deal with this sort of thing, and Disney has chosen a reasonable one.

Why do you guys always take the bait and go to Defcon one on these sorts of silly issues? For a fellow who’s presumably moderating his own emotions, you sure seem anxious jump on every single one of these whenever they come by.

For that matter, if the disclaimer bothers you, don’t watch the show!

this isnt about my emotions. it’s about my position of such idiocy. try not to turn the discussion into a typical leftist personal attack

the left loses their diseased minds if they see someone from the mid 70’s exaggerating a Swedish accent, but it’s those who say “just dont watch it” who are at “defcon one”?

good lord

You think I am personally attacking you? OK let’s try it this way:

The Righties, losing their diseased minds and offering stupid advice, all over an entirely reasonable disclaimer? Over aprogram they probably won’t watch anyway?

Good lord

[thinkingman]

@Supreme_War_Pig

The Righties, losing their diseased minds and offering stupid advice, all over an entirely reasonable disclaimer? Over aprogram they probably won’t watch anyway?

Good lord

i’m flattered

but not very original is it?

[Samm]

@CanadianJudo

They didn’t say the whole show was racist, they said select segments of the show have negative stereotypes.

People who criticize Sesame Street as racist are racists and are showing negative stereotypical behavior … that of lib wokes.

[Samm]

@thinkingman

i’d like to meet the people who genuinely get offended by the swedish chef

something tells me no one is

except the mentally ill left

My DNA puts me at 64% Swede. I am seriously offended by the Swedish Chef. They should have made him a Norwegian.

[Samm]

@Supreme_War_Pig

The one example in the segment you provided is Johnny Cash singing in front of a Confederate flag. Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.

Ironically, the KKK protested Johnny Cash because they claimed he was married to a black woman.

As it turns out, they were right (somewhat) his wife had a great great grandmother who was a black slave. (Just watched the Finding Your Root show that featured a segment with Rosanne Cash.)

[Samm]

@Janet_Miller

“Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.”

Singing in front of it wasn’t a wise move on JC’s part.

Back when Johnny Cash sang in front of the stars & bars, Political Correctness and its offspring Woke had not yet been invented. The whole “hold 'em accountable for everything they have ever done” is ridiculous.

[hwyflier]

Disney isn’t stopping your from doing slant eyes gags or flying confederate flags, Republicans.

[Samm]

@Jezcoe

It’s almost like there is an industry built around ginning up outrage for a culture war over stuff that has zero bearing on people’s everyday lives or something.

Its like playing in a field of land mines. Eventually, everyone is going to step on one.

[Samm]

@hwyflier

Disney isn’t stopping your from doing slant eyes gags or flying confederate flags, Republicans.

Whoooosh!

[hwyflier]

No really, feel free.

[thinkingman]

@Samm

@Supreme_War_Pig

The one example in the segment you provided is Johnny Cash singing in front of a Confederate flag. Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.

Ironically, the KKK protested Johnny Cash because they claimed he was married to a black woman.

As it turns out, they were right (somewhat) his wife had a great great grandmother who was a black slave. (Just watched the Finding Your Root show that featured a segment with Rosanne Cash.)

well thats fascinating!

carter family was more diverse than ma mabell and AP

[Jezcoe]

@Samm

@Janet_Miller

“Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.”

Singing in front of it wasn’t a wise move on JC’s part.

Back when Johnny Cash sang in front of the stars & bars, Political Correctness and its offspring Woke had not yet been invented. The whole “hold 'em accountable for everything they have ever done” is ridiculous.

It’s like you are so close to seeing what Disney is doing here but are still missing it.

[hwyflier]

I won’t believe this conservative outrage until these Republicans force Disney to play “song of the south” on ABC prime time

[Jezcoe]

@Samm

@Jezcoe

It’s almost like there is an industry built around ginning up outrage for a culture war over stuff that has zero bearing on people’s everyday lives or something.

Its like playing in a field of land mines. Eventually, everyone is going to step on one.

I still don’t get why people are getting worked up over Disney saying that some of the stuff might not have aged well.

We are talking about a show that was done in the 70’s

Would we rather Disney lock it away like Song of the South?

[Samm]

@Jezcoe

@Samm

@Janet_Miller

“Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.”

Singing in front of it wasn’t a wise move on JC’s part.

Back when Johnny Cash sang in front of the stars & bars, Political Correctness and its offspring Woke had not yet been invented. The whole “hold 'em accountable for everything they have ever done” is ridiculous.

It’s like you are so close to seeing what Disney is doing here but are still missing it.

I wasn’t talking about Disney.

[Samm]

@Jezcoe

@Samm

@Jezcoe

It’s almost like there is an industry built around ginning up outrage for a culture war over stuff that has zero bearing on people’s everyday lives or something.

Its like playing in a field of land mines. Eventually, everyone is going to step on one.

I still don’t get why people are getting worked up over Disney saying that some of the stuff might not have aged well.

We are talking about a show that was done in the 70’s

Would we rather Disney lock it away like Song of the South?

Again … not talking about Disney.

[Jezcoe]

@Samm

@Jezcoe

@Samm

@Janet_Miller

“Like it or not that flag is a symbol of racism to some people in the country.”

Singing in front of it wasn’t a wise move on JC’s part.

Back when Johnny Cash sang in front of the stars & bars, Political Correctness and its offspring Woke had not yet been invented. The whole “hold 'em accountable for everything they have ever done” is ridiculous.

It’s like you are so close to seeing what Disney is doing here but are still missing it.

I wasn’t talking about Disney.

This thread is about Disney.

[Jezcoe]

@Samm

@Jezcoe

@Samm

@Jezcoe

It’s almost like there is an industry built around ginning up outrage for a culture war over stuff that has zero bearing on people’s everyday lives or something.

Its like playing in a field of land mines. Eventually, everyone is going to step on one.

I still don’t get why people are getting worked up over Disney saying that some of the stuff might not have aged well.

We are talking about a show that was done in the 70’s

Would we rather Disney lock it away like Song of the South?

Again … not talking about Disney.

This thread is about Disney