Elmo is not happy with the content shared by Elmo’s X account. On Tuesday, Sesame Street shared a statement on Elmo’s X addressing the antisemitic and racist content posted when the account was hacked over the weekend. “On Sunday, Elmo’s X account was briefly hacked by an outside party, in …
Read More »Hacked Elmo X Account Shares Antisemitic Posts, Calls Trump Netanyahu's 'Puppet'
The X account belonging to Sesame Street character Elmo was hacked on Sunday, resulting in a series of antisemitic posts that included violent threats against Jewish people. The six now-deleted posts called on the muppet’s followers to “kill all Jews” and declared that Donald Trump is the “puppet” of Israeli …
Read More »Did Elmo Really Get Laid Off? Viral Shitpost Urges Support for PBS
Social media and networking site LinkedIn has long been known for its ability to make undergrads weep while supplying shitposters with a never-ending supply of tech-bro memes. But on Wednesday, a surprising figure joined people’s feeds with an employment update: Sesame Street icon and rabble rouser Elmo. “Hi LinkedIn, unfortunately …
Read More »Can You Tell Me How to Get Someone to Save 'Sesame Street'?
In the premiere of the most recent season of Sesame Street,innocent conversations among residents of 123 Sesame Street keep being interrupted by a typically confused and apoplectic Grover. He points out all the ways that each group is filled with seemingly incompatible people —kids who are several years apart in …
Read More »Andrew Garfield Grieves His Mom Lynn With Elmo: 'I Just Miss Her a Lot'
Andrew Garfield got sweet and emotional while visiting Elmo on the Sesame Workshop. The actor opened up to the Sesame Street character about his feelings around missing his mom Lynn, who died in 2019 of pancreatic cancer. “She passed away not too long ago and you know, I just miss …
Read More »'Sesame Street' Writers Avoid Strike With Last-Minute Agreement
Sesame Workshop writers have made a tentative agreement with management, the Writers Guild of America announced on Friday, narrowly skirting what would’ve been one of the first strikes spearheaded by unionized Sesame Workshop writers had they not reached a deal today. Sesame Workshop is a nonprofit organization that produces Sesame …
Read More »Lock Down Sesame Street: Larry David Wants to Fight Elmo Again
It was the live TV attack that shocked the world. Furry red monster Elmo was making an appearance on the Today Show on Thursday, speaking about the importance of mental health, when all of a sudden, Larry David launched toward the muppet and attacked him, grabbing his face and throwing …
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