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[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're endangering children by misusing the term grooming

[–] moody 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a reason they use the term grooming so much. It's because that's what they do, and have been rightfully accused of it so much that they need to work so hard to dilute the meaning of the word. By accusing everyone else of grooming, they make it seem like the accusations against them aren't a big deal when they really are.

Truly heinous people who do that shit.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 month ago

They groom children every day and point the finger at everyone else. I'm sick of it

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Man the only kind of grooming Sesame Street possibly does is having lessons on personal hygiene.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Shhh ... someone will no doubt take that to mean manscaping and bring it full circle.

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Sesame Street has been grooming kids. Look at all the celebrities they had on there... They groom kids for the pop American consumerism life. Even as a kid I thought it was fucked up that they basically used the show as marketing...

Let's face it... America raped the soul of the pride movement. It's marketing, it's pop. It is manipulation. You wanna rep the pride movement? Buy guns and risk your life (don't do this.... Not advocating that). Anything else is marketing. Let's be real here, American life is bullshit and that includes sesame Street.

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 6 points 1 month ago

Companies will strip and homogenize anything just to make a quick buck. Pride needs to be every day.

[–] Hirom@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Let's hope it's not projection

Literally always. Fascist groomers stole a generation of young men.

[–] Cube6392@beehaw.org 3 points 4 weeks ago

i have some bad news