Takalani Sesame

HIV Positive Muppet Kami cut from The World According To Sesame.

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[Calabloc]

wow, man how many narrow minded people are there in this world... how can you be against something that is trying to help... i mean come on

Muppet Kami = EPIC WIN

American pundits (except for Stephen Colbert) = EPIC FAIL

[JayAndSilentBob2511]

Hey, now, and Jon Stewart.

[CheekTV]

Great Idea.

[JayAndSilentBob2511]

Thanks. You'd be surprised how many negative comments I have to delete.

[GetTheHook]

I don't see what the big deal is. It's not "perversion". Maybe children are too young to be learning about HIV but many kids have the disease.

America is so obsessed with censorship.

[JayAndSilentBob2511]

Yeah. What's interesting is that, because AIDS is much more of a problem amongst kids in Africa, they hardly even considered bringing Kami to America. These guys just assumed they would want to.

[tcool850]

They are so stupid, because there is AIDS/HIV in the United States, and they are shocked?? You know what FUCK THEM. I think Kami, is a great example, to teach kids about HIV/AIDS, because in Africa, there is many many many people who die everyday from this disease. They need to learn, to protect themselves in the future, to take care of themselves, to have sex with PROTECTION. I love Kami :) She is a great example. BTW, I don't have HIV, but I hope they find a cure.

[Killerthewolfdog]

*an HIV-positive muppet

[Killerthewolfdog]

Why is everybody whining about HIV-positive muppet?! HIV/AIDS is a serious issue and I think kids really need to know about it. Like what tcool850, I think Kami is a good example to teach kids about it. People in Africa die from HIV/AIDS everyday. There are many children who have relatives who die from this. Hell, HIV/AIDS is in THE FREAKIN' USA. The USA, home of the biggest soccormoms/pu**ies.

[blue3616]

This is so inspiring/heartbreaking, I first read about Kami and her disease in Kevin Clash's book and I totally thought it was awesome, AIDS is a serious problem in S.Africa but it isn't something to be ashamed of and kids over there need to know about the disease and I think Kami is the perfect way to represent that, but americans can be soo narrow minded, yes AIDS is something you can get with a dirty needle, and something you can get with sex, which is why kids need to know the difference.

[daxmagex]

starting my tech hw early

[amber222cute]

Wow. Its because of these people in america that kids didn't know what to do when Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS. and yes, its true that not much was know about it at the time, but can you imagine how confused the kids in his school were, knowing he had AIDS and not knowing what that even meant? And now that we do know, we should teach them. Its the TRUTH. People shouldn't be afraid of it all the time.

[firdousny]

Brooklyn Tech Anyone?

[purpleshamrock17]

cancer is prevalant in the US...what if the American Sesame Street came out with a Muppet that has cancer? Would people react the same way? OH THE HORROR of trying to teach people about diseases! I think Kami is cute and its good to teach kids about diseases like AIDS/HIV besides you dont get just fromm sex and needles.

[gothamchix]

i just love that the uploaders name is jay and silent bob

[08kemitc]

as a mother of a 10month old who loves sesame street i am happy that the ;people in Africa are teaching there children about HIV/Aids through sesame street. My daughter is half New Guinean and the statistics there about children with HIV is astounding!! I think that this little muppet Kami is teaching the children that not only is HIV dangerous but that children who have it are just as normal as other kids. In PNG children there are often orphaned or abandoned by family who have HIV/Aids. :(

[Zhavok]

I think it's important and completely relevant. Sesame Street has always been the leading show when it comes to showing all types of subject matter in our world. why should birth, death and disease be any different? it's not a perversion, it's just putting it out there in a way that children can understand and be aware of. it's unfair to keep them sheltered to these topics.