Sesame Street was created to reflect the environment of the children watching it. The complete self-absorption of Elmo is brilliantly reflective of our time. Our’s is a cultural ghetto.

The HBO-owned Sesame Street fired Luis and Gordon. This is what TV gentrification looks like: Buy the ghetto, ditch the old brown people. — Baenardin (@marcbernardin) July 28, 2016 Then ...