British Broadcasters have today announced that material relating to ‘The Muppets’ including the show ‘Sesame Street’, will no longer be distributed in the United Kingdom due to fears that their previous statements could be construed as support for a proscribed terrorist organisation.
The Muppets have actively promoted strong political messages such as ‘be kind’ and ‘friendship’’ for many years, which broadcasters now fear could be interpreted as a condemnation of Israel’s indiscriminate killing of over 70,000 Gazans.
A recent undercover investigation caught a group member, Miss Piggy, saying, “I’m not really sure about this whole bombing kids thing”, which critics argue is proof of the group’s support for the proscribed organisation. Miss Piggy is now being investigated by the Metropolitan Police for offences under the Terrorism Act, facing up to 14 years in prison if found guilty. Piggy has denied any wrongdoing, insisting the comments were only a moral objection to the killing of children and not an attempt to promote any organisation. Police are uncertain whether this distinction is meaningful.
Investigations have also uncovered other concerns. Group member Kermit’s hit single ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ teaches extremist ideas such as self-acceptance and overcoming marginalisation, which has led some chauvinists to worry that British children might question the dismemberment of their peers, even when they have a different skin colour. Speaking to The Turbine, a BBC spokesperson emphasised that continued exposure to this propaganda could lead British children to “think critically about the world around them”.
The Turbine Investigative Team spoke to a number of parents who expressed their support for the removal. “Thank God someone’s finally put a stop to it,” one parent said. “They have no right to be pushing their woke agenda on my child. If I wanted my kid to believe in hope or empathy, I’d let them go to school.”
Another parent told our team, “I’ve been saying it for years that letting talking puppets educate our kids is weird as hell. Not sure about the whole terrorism thing, but again, this sh*t’s just weird.”
The BBC has also expressed fears that if shows like ‘Sesame Street’ were to continue to be broadcast, children might learn to count and could potentially question Israeli-published death figures.
By Yash Murph