The world needs love but unfortunately we live in a world of hate and fear.
Despite differences, we all want a happy, healthy, prosperous and safe life.
The root cause of problems is often anything that violates our right to live a happy life.
I believe world peace is possible, if people want it.
Happy News Year 2024 Everyone !
For those who don’t already know, I am a queer non-binary transgender woman as well as on the autism spectrum / neurodivergent. I’ve been into puppetry / cartooning / animation / indie filmmaking for almost 25 years now. For more info : https://linktr.ee/officialericcrooks #translivesmatter #ericacrooks #pridemonth #pridemonth2023 #lgbtq #lgbtqia #puppeteer #animator #cartoonist #artist #independentfilmmaker #indiefilm
Save public libraries and make public libraries more PEOPLE FRIENDLY ! Not small and full of snobs. Ones that have meeting rooms, internet, all sorts of things. BIG LIBRARIES ! And of course save the biggest library of all ” THE INTERNET ” ! #savetheinternet #netneutrality
Technology but especially humanity needs to get better. Why is the internet corrupt past, present & future ? It’s this authoritarian hierarchical system. It focuses on profit & power, not people ! What about hate crime & mental health ? Enough Is Enough ! END THE HATE ! ☮️ #enoughisenough #endhate #savetheinternet #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #netneutrality #powertothepeople
The Oscars might as well be a reality tv show these days. Nothing but rich people in drama ( aka ” KEEP MY WIFE’S NAME OUT OF YOUR 🤬IN’ MOUTH ! ” ). Celebrity these days is young sexy pop star that speaks into a mic 🎤 while creative / talent gets barely credit, fame or fortune. #Oscars #Oscars2023 #Oscars2022 #Hollywood #celebrity #celebrities #entertainment #entertainmentindustry
There’s people that project their anger, sadness, misery, all that negative energy onto others, especially innocent people. Some don’t appear toxic at first but sometimes they reveal themselves ( except not to themselves ). Many are unaware of themselves and other people. #toxicpeople #negativity #immaturity #toxicmasculinity #psychology
When I heard about the Warner Bros Discovery merger, I thought, cool, MythBusters on HBO Max :). I didn’t expect them to get rid of Classic Sesame Street ! So far, the original Looney Tunes cartoons is still on there. #HBOMaxJustCanceled #hbomax #warnerbrosdiscovery #popculture #mythbusters #looneytunes #classicsesamestreet #animation
If HBO Max gets rid of the exclusive classic era Sesame Street episodes ? Where else do you go ? If HBO Max gets rid of the original Looney Tunes shorts, Warner Bros is NOTHING without them. Why limit distribution ? 📀
Could you imagine a fluffy version of Oscar the Grouch singing Taylor Swift’s ” Shake it Off ” but it’s about recycling ? Is ” I Love Trash ” problematic, taboo, controversial & cancel culture now ? 😦
Oscar the friendly recycle monster ? I don’t think so.
Someone could easily look at the current version / new video and be like ” Oh how cute ! Oscar & Grover are dancing together, that means they are FRIENDS ! AWWW ! “
That’s not what it was like in the original !
THIS IS Oscar & Grover in the original ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXBkJC-Zscg
So is this ! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_QVPdWstIk
Oscar was beyond a GROUCH ! It’s no wonder he was thrown down the stairs ! https://youtu.be/USUjEXfTqf4?t=603
Even before ” One of these things is not like the other ” , Oscar’s brother says ” F**kin’ SICK ! ” https://youtu.be/xGYil8o88H4?t=569
Oscar even insulted advertisers in front of a nervous Dick Cavett.
https://youtu.be/Q65fKWU9S-U?t=684
Everything is LITERALLY reboot , changed , commodified , cancel culture , controversial & problematic.
Perhaps Oscar’s trash can insults the scientific / objective minded.
It’s a paranormal supernatural phenomenon vortex of some sort !
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Oscar%27s_trash_can
Sesame Street has changed since the 1990s ( Tickle Me Elmo era ) due to competition to keep the show on the air after 20 something episodes ( it’s mentioned in the book Street Gang ).
Whenever people see puppets, people IMMEDIATELY think ” little kids stuff “. More so regarding people’s general perception of Sesame Street. That’s right it’s still called Sesame Street, not ELMO’S WORLD !
The art of Puppetry has a tradition in satire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeBCvG1AXU8
And the original Sesame Street ( & The Muppets in general ) were VERY FUNNY & ENTERTAINING !
Anyway the whole idea of Oscar the Grouch becoming Oscar the friendly recycle monster reminds me of how Cookie Monster could be seen as ” Veggie Monster “.
https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Is_Cookie_Monster_now_the_Veggie_Monster%3F?so=search
The current version just confirms everyone’s stereotypical view on this show for ” little kids “.
Classic Sesame Street / Old School Sesame Street was TOTALLY DIFFERENT !
There’s lots of stuff that’s entertaining for adults. It’s comedy, rock & pop music, etc. The Muppets were known for general audiences because that’s how the entertainment industry used to be.
I talk about this further in my essay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-6HwK2t3I4
Yes, there was a philosophy of community in the mix as well ( even if it wasn’t clearly specifically Anarchism / Leftism ).
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