It goes back further still. The original premise of Sesame Street in the 1960s was that it would expose White children to idealized versions of niggers and spics. The Muppets were all different colors to promote racial colorblindness.
When they started adding female Muppets in the 2000s because they decided there weren't enough, it was an extension of the DEI the show was always about.
It goes back further still. The original premise of Sesame Street in the 1960s was that it would expose White children to idealized versions of niggers and spics. The Muppets were all different colors to promote racial colorblindness.
When they started adding female Muppets in the 2000s because they decided there weren't enough, it was an extension of the DEI the show was always about.