9 oct 2012

sesame street is an entire industry. shows, toys, clothes. hell, kermit has a recording contract, and ernie & bert sell futons at ikea.

does ikea sell futons?

right, whatever. the point is that big bird decidedly does not need my tax dollars and in fact, could probably carry several other PBS shows and click&clack to boot. (click&clack are on NPR, the radio arm of NPM, national public media, which includes the teevee stuff, the radio stuff, and some or all of the online stuff).

where was i?

you can purchase sesame street clothes at target, sesame street toys at kmart, and in fact, here is a cookie monster belt buckle you can purchase from sesamestreet.org, because what doesn't say "good clean kids fun" like a wide mouth monster on your crotch?



okay, i hear you. what about the educational programmes? well, in case you haven't noticed, NPM is covered up with brought-to-you-bys because a bunch of that shit is sponsored by corporations and foundations and plain on regular folk who are looking for a tax shelter. oh, you know it's true. nobody really likes "splendid table" -- they're just looking to beef up their schedule-A (or equivalent IRS paperwork for corporations and foundations).

i've got nothing against big bird. i just don't believe he needs my tax dollars.