The Problem With Big Bird And Oscar The Grouch On The West Bank
The dilemma is "how to promote the 'core values' of Sesame Street, like optimism and tolerance, while at the same time portraying a version of local life realistic enough that broadcasters will show it … A central premise of each Sesame Street [international] co-production is that the show should be apolitical, but few of the writers seemed to think that made sense in a Palestinian context." New York Times Magazine 10/04/09

Posted October 7, 2009 09:44 PM