{"id":2662,"date":"2008-08-23T10:49:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-23T16:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2008-08-23T10:49:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-23T16:49:00","slug":"i-am-a-very-bad-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2008\/08\/23\/i-am-a-very-bad-man\/","title":{"rendered":"I am a very bad man."},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the side effects of having a toddler is that after about a 25-30 yr hiatus I am regularly watching “Sesame Street” again.<\/p>\n

To be able to watch Sesame Street after a hiatus requires coming back to it for about 2 weeks before you actually return from hiatus. So.. watch it as a kid… watch it some time in your young adult hood… then watch it as a parent.<\/p>\n

Why? <\/p>\n

Sesame Street has to change. It has to stay modern with educational methods as well as popular culture. This means that it’s not<\/b> your<\/i> Sesame Street anymore.<\/p>\n

Effectively, you need to pass through your own personal K\u00fcbler-Ross model<\/a> with the show before you can move on and appreciate it again.<\/p>\n

For those not familiar… to summarize:<\/p>\n

The stages are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Denial\n
    Example – “This isn’t really Sesame Street.”; “This can’t be what I’m really going to show my kids.”<\/p>\n
  2. Anger\n
    Example – “Hip Hop Theme? That’s not the Theme!” ; “What’s with this ‘Elmo’ Crap!?!?” ; “That doesn’t even sound like Ernie!”<\/p>\n
  3. Bargaining\n
    Example – “Just run the Ladybug Picnic.”; “I’d watch if they bring Grover back.”<\/p>\n
  4. Depression\n
    Example – “My kid is not going to grow up well”; “I’m can’t be a supportive parent without Sesame Street.” ; “No one even knows what happened to David”<\/p>\n
  5. Acceptance\n
    Example – “You know that Chris kid’s pretty funny.” ; (You know the order of skits on Elmo’s World)\n<\/dd>\n<\/li>\n<\/dd>\n<\/li>\n<\/dd>\n<\/li>\n<\/dd>\n<\/li>\n<\/dd>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    So, now you’ve accepted the Children’s Television Workshop<\/strike>… the Sesame Workshop back into your life. <\/p>\n

    Unfortunately, now it’s more like Bullwinkle<\/a>. Sure, it’s meant for kids.. But there’s so much subversive humour hiding under the covers. Pirate’s love F-Words<\/i><\/p>\n

    And this is what leads me to realize, I’m a very bad man. <\/p>\n

    One of the new characters on Sesame Street is a wide-mouthed monster named Murray.<\/a> Last season he introduced every episode by discussing the common word for the day. This season Murray has a new segment. <\/p>\n

    The segment is called, “Murray has a little lamb.” Murray and his spanish speaking lamb travel around the city learning about different things. Murray’s lamb takes him on an adventure with only a few Spanish words as clues as to where the adventure will take them. Murray learns some Spanish words along the way.<\/p>\n

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    \nThe logo for this segment is a traffic sign of Murray following his Spanish speaking lamb.<\/p>\n

    And I looked at it. And my brain went south. Far south. See, I’ve lived too many places and as a result I’ve got political incorrectness coming out of my ears. I am a horrible person because I see this sign of Murray following his Spanish speaking lamb and could only think of one thing.<\/p>\n


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    \nYes, this is a real sign. It is seen throughout San Diego. Yes… it in fact alludes to what you may think.<\/p>\n

    No… I really shouldn’t be making this connection.<\/p>\n

    Maybe.. they should bring my<\/i> Sesame Street back.<\/p>\n

    K\u00fcbler-Ross model<\/i> stage 6
    \nMake them regret putting you through the first 5 stages.<\/p>\n

    Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance…. Revenge<\/i><\/p>\n

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