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Fox News host talks race by calling out the real enemy: Sesame Street's Elmo
The rightwing Fox News host Tucker Carlson launched an unprecedented attack on the beloved Sesame Street puppet Elmo on Tuesday night, after Elmo and his father, Louie, discussed racism in a one-off town hall episode on rival channel CNN.
Carlson, who has described white supremacy in America as a “hoax”, was upset by the children’s show, which addressed the anti-racism protests that are taking place across the US. Rather than educating viewers on systemic racism, Sesame Street, Carlson said, was telling its audience: “America is a very bad place.”
In the hour-long episode of the children’s show – a collaboration with CNN which is available online – Elmo’s father, Louie, explained that protesters “want to end racism”. Hundreds of thousands of people have attended anti-racism demonstrations since George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
“They are sad and upset, and they have every right to be, Elmo. People are upset because racism is a huge problem in our country,” Louie said. “Racism is when people treat other people unfairly because of the way they look or the color of their skin.”
Carlson, who has described white supremacy in America as a “hoax”, was upset by the children’s show, which addressed the anti-racism protests that are taking place across the US. Rather than educating viewers on systemic racism, Sesame Street, Carlson said, was telling its audience: “America is a very bad place.”
In the hour-long episode of the children’s show – a collaboration with CNN which is available online – Elmo’s father, Louie, explained that protesters “want to end racism”. Hundreds of thousands of people have attended anti-racism demonstrations since George Floyd died at the hands of Minneapolis police.
“They are sad and upset, and they have every right to be, Elmo. People are upset because racism is a huge problem in our country,” Louie said. “Racism is when people treat other people unfairly because of the way they look or the color of their skin.”
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jun/10/fox-news-sesame-street-elmo-tucker-carlson
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