We talked about this over at The Land of Whatever earlier today, but since it involves a Sesame Street icon, such as Big Bird, it also merits discussion here, too.
Y'see, Big Bird appeared on a Town Hall special on CNN over the weekend, and was vaccinated for COVID-19. Not the first time the eternal 6 year old has been vaccinated. He got in line in 1972 for a measles vaccine.
Big Bird is a character kids can relate to. They can't relate to conservative fear-mongers like Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who blasted Big Bird for no reason, accusing him, and, by extension, CNN & Sesame Workshop, of spreading propaganda.
Deflect much, Teddy?
Fortunately, uber-geek and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane came to Big Bird's defense, as he & Cruz have had a running feud on Twitter. Having already used his show to educate viewers about the vaccines, MacFarlane took the opportunity to shred Cruz.
Republicans such as Cruz, and right wing media garbage peddlers like Tucker Carlson trade on fear and misinformation, and, as a result, are prolonging the pandemic because they refuse to educate their vulnerable, low information, low education base.
By going public with vaccinating, Big Bird is telling viewers, don't be afraid. It's the simplest message possible.
2 comments:
Ted Cruz is more of a puppet than the giant talking bird.
Look up "pandering twit" in the dictionary, and you'll likely find Timex Cruz's picture.
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