Katy Perry video pulled from 'Sesame Street,' but was that necessary?
Maybe I should be flogged for thinking Katy Perry's cleavage wouldn't be a big deal for young schoolkids, especially after another summer at the pools and beaches (where hints that women have breasts underneath their clothing are commonplace). But certainly, enough people complained about Perry's appearance that Sesame Workshop was convinced to remove this segment from the 41st season of "Sesame Street."
I showed the video to my 8-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son earlier this week, before the uproar, because I knew they've heard and liked the Perry song, "Hot N Cold." I did not see any mind-warping occur before my eyes. They laughed. I wouldn't hesitate to show this to my 2-year-old son either, but anyway ...
Here's the statement Sesame Street issued this morning:“Sesame Street has a long history of working with celebrities across all genres, including athletes, actors, musicians and artists. Sesame Street has always been written on two levels, for the child and adult. We use parodies and celebrity segments to interest adults in the show because we know that a child learns best when co-viewing with a parent or care-giver. We also value our viewer’s opinions and particularly those of parents. In light of the feedback we’ve received on the Katy Perry music video which was released on You Tube only, we have decided we will not air the segment on the television broadcast of Sesame Street, which is aimed at preschoolers. Katy Perry fans will still be able to view the video on You Tube and on katyperry.com.”
It's not just that the kids will see and hear worse elsewhere, whether we like it or not. I didn't even see this as a violation of the safe-haven concept implicit to PBS. The focus of the video for kids, it seems to me, is much more on its fun and kookiness.
In any case, the video can be still found online, so I guess no harm done. Just not sure this needed to become such a big deal. You'd think the people at Sesame Workshop would have earned some faith that they know what they're doing by now.
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Posted by: Rog | September 29, 2010 at 01:18 PM
How many think Jon Weisman should be flogged, raise their hand.
Posted by: Rog | September 29, 2010 at 01:14 PM
Well, there's a healthy dialogue for you ...
Posted by: Jon Weismanism | September 29, 2010 at 01:11 PM
Nope, nope, nope. You should be flogged. Sorry.
Posted by: Rog | September 29, 2010 at 01:01 PM
It's about context, Rog. Do you really think that this one video is going to change the destiny of one's daughter? And you can say that with (mean-spirited) confidence, without knowing anything else about my family's life?
Kids today are bombarded with all kinds of messages, positive and negative, on and off TV. I feel I can say that Katy Perry on Sesame Street is not going to have an impact, certainly not relative to all the other potential negative influences.
If I wished to shelter my daughter from every hint of cleavage in America, I'd literally have to lock her in her room.
I agree that Sesame Workshop (not based in Hollywood, FYI) kind of asked for trouble by letting this get out there, but it doesn't mean what they did was wrong. The reaction is still an overreaction.
Posted by: Jon Weisman | September 29, 2010 at 12:56 PM
What physical manifestations of warping would you expect to see? Eyes crossing? Fangs growing? No, pal, you'll see the effects of Perry's example when your girls are pregnant out of wedlock, when they're treated like "things" by guys who see their clothing as the same sort of come-on Perry's are supposed to be. But maybe that's not warped. Just life according to Hollywood.
Posted by: Rog | September 29, 2010 at 12:18 PM
It’s interesting that an adult woman is dressed ‘with boob’s full force’ for a video for preschool kids …And we think that’s normal and Ok? Sorry, but we as a society are so far out in left field anymore it’s unbelievable. What next, old shows of Mr. Rogers revamped of him in a thong while he sings “Wont you be my neighbor”? These kids will be hit with half naked people for the rest of their lives, mostly women, and we really can’t give them a break at a preschool age with this nonsense? SS did the right thing to pull the video, but whoever allowed that costume in the first place wasn’t thinking.
Posted by: Taylor | September 24, 2010 at 12:34 AM
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