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 KatyPerry.com.
This isn't the first time Katy Perry has received negative press this month. Last week, Perry put herself in the doghouse with the gay community, after dedicating the song Ur So Gay to a guy she had a crush on in high school. You see, she was performing a concert at her old high school, and saw him standing in the crowd. He's now the school's football coach. Here's how it went down:
“Is that Shane Lopes? Holy shizza. You were the most popular kid in my class! But you never wanted to date me, it was always Amanda Wayne. Oh yeah, you really chose right honey. What’s up? What’s up now, playa? I’m going to dedicate this next one to Shane Lopes everyone. It’s called ‘Ur So Gay.’”
Isn't that adorable? Calling someone gay because they didn't like you in high school? Never mind the fact that roughly 90% of all gay and lesbian students get bullied at school. Or that gay and lesbian youths are four times as likely to commit suicide than their straight counterparts.
As a parent, I think Sesame Street made the right decision. I don't want this woman to have any part in educating my preschooler. We teach diversity and tolerance in our house.
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