Do the poor have access to television in South Africa? There are adults having sex with minors (infecting them) under the belief that doing this "cures" AIDS.
The initial articles on the puppet also mentioned that this character would be taken on a worldwide tour (even if an AIDS stricken muppet was not added to the Sesame Street show in all countries).
Have they delt with other fatally diseased muppets? Cancer striken muppets? Muppets or kids with diabetes (who must receive injections every day)?
There are many things that may seem odd or scary to kids but aren't addressed. Why this (a politically guarded disease in America) and why now?
I think the idea was probably to create an "educational" children whose "backstory" would resonate with the many millions of African children who have also lost both parents to AIDs.
And I mean, look, we're not talking about college students here - we're talking about 5 year olds. Yes, it is easy to laugh at them but children really are different from adults, they need complex issues (like losing both your parents to a ravaging disease) explained to them in simpler emotional terms, their minds are not complex enough yet to understand all of the politicial and cultural issues involved.
Do the poor have access to television in South Africa?
I dunno. They sure do in every other Third World country I've ever been to, but that ain't saying much.
There are adults having sex with minors (infecting them) under the belief that doing this "cures" AIDS.
Never heard of "True Love Waits," I guess. The initial articles on the puppet also mentioned that this character would be taken on a worldwide tour (even if an AIDS stricken muppet was not added to the Sesame Street show in all countries).
I see no problem with this.
Have they delt with other fatally diseased muppets? Cancer striken muppets? Muppets or kids with diabetes (who must receive injections every day)?
South AFrica has a huge AIDs orphan problem. Diabetes, cancer, heart attacks are more of a problem in developed countries where people have problems with being overweight and a sedentary lifestyle.
I understand Ms Piggy suffered from Alepecia Nervosa.
She wears a wig, you know.