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Meet "Kami" the muppet, a fluffy five-year-old orphan living with HIV
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Posted on 09/17/2002 3:01:56 PM PDT by Registered
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South Africa's Sesame Street community on September 17, 2002 welcomed Kami, a fluffy five-year-old orphan living with HIV, in the government's latest effort to stem the AIDS pandemic ravaging the country and the continent. Education Minister Kader Asmal was the first outsider to hug Kami, a lively bear-like Muppet with a passion for nature, after her public debut at Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital, the only one in the country offering drug therapy for children with AIDS. Kami is seen in this undated photo. (John Barrett/Reuters) |
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aids; hiv; muppets
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To: Registered
Great to see you back, Registered!
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:08:07 PM PDT
by
pt17
To: Registered
He looks gay.
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:09:16 PM PDT
by
dead
To: Registered
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:09:38 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: dead
Is Kami a guy name?
To: Shermy
Looks like they party together.
To: Registered
How sickening. They would never have a "Herpes Muppet".
To: dead
He looks like a peacenik.
To: Registered
Since when was it possible for a Muppet to get AIDS!
Did the virus mutate?
Should I throw away my kid's hand puppets just to be safe?
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:12:33 PM PDT
by
CougarGA7
To: Registered
Considering that South Africa is primarily Black, why couldn't they make him Black? Could they be.....racists?
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:13:44 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Registered
Looks like they party together.You mean like Bert and Ernie?
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:14:26 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: Registered
Hmmm. Male or female? I have no idea.
The blurb mentions "her public debut" but I don't know if they are referring to Kader (the Education Minister) or Kami (the sickly bear-like Muppet).
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:15:05 PM PDT
by
dead
To: Registered
Is Kami Bert and Ernies 'adopted' son? ;-)
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:15:54 PM PDT
by
Happygal
To: Registered
Hey, you're back!!!
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:15:56 PM PDT
by
jude24
To: Registered
Does Kami know that either his mommy or daddy or both did something very bad that caused him to get sick?
To: dfwgator
Could they be.....racists?
They always try to slander orange people.
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:17:18 PM PDT
by
dead
To: StopGlobalWhining
And do muppets wear rubbers? Or..."fuzzies"...or, what?
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:17:26 PM PDT
by
TheBigB
To: Registered
I bet all daycare centers and preschools have Sesame Street on all day while stay at home moms provide educational alternatives to SS.
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:17:37 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
To: TheBigB
Wow, I don't even want to go there.
To: Registered
Better check the location of the hand-hole
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posted on
09/17/2002 3:19:36 PM PDT
by
ez2muz
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