Sesame Street introduces first homeless Muppet

I was just on Bing not too long ago and happened to stumble upon this:

'Now we don't have our own place to live': 'Sesame Street' introduces first homeless character

Lily, the hot pink puppet with red hair, is the first character to be homeless on "Sesame Street."

She was first introduced to the series in 2011 where she explained that her family was experiencing food insecurity -- they didn't have enough to eat.

In new online clips, the seven-year-old character explains that she is staying with friends on "Sesame Street" because her family has lost their home.

"Now we don't have our own place to live, and sometimes I wonder if we'll ever have our own home," Lily expressed to Elmo.

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind "Sesame Street," is reintroducing Lily as the first homeless character on the show in order to provide hope for those children that are currently without a home of their own. The story line was created as a new initiative, and part of the Sesame Street in Communities program, to alleviate the stigma around homelessness.

In the videos, Lily is also shown to be supported by Elmo who tells her "we got this" and that her friends will always be there for her.

Sesame Street in Communities has also provided resources for parents and caregivers with free, bilingual resources and activities and suggestions that help mitigate the effects of homelessness in children. There are videos that show Lily being loved by her friends Elmo and Sofia and others that show other kids who don't have homes sharing what the idea of "home" means to them.

One in 20 children younger than 6 years old in the United States experienced homelessness, according to a 2017 release of a 2014-15 report by the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the Department of Health & Human Services.

“We know children experiencing homelessness are often caught up in a devastating cycle of trauma—the lack of affordable housing, poverty, domestic violence, or other trauma that caused them to lose their home, the trauma of actually losing their home, and the daily trauma of the uncertainty and insecurity of being homeless,” said Sherrie Westin, President of Global Impact and Philanthropy at Sesame Workshop in a press release. “We want to help disrupt that cycle by comforting children, empowering them, and giving them hope for the future. We want them to know that they are not alone and home is more than a house or an apartment—home is wherever the love lives.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...treet-addresses-homelessness-lily/2287252002/

 

[Koby_Fish]

I feel like there was an episode inside Oscar's can at some point. It's bigger on the inside and pretty dank.

Oh I remember the episode where Maria went into Oscars trash can (1970s-1980s episode IIRC) and showed her around, but it was so dark all you could see was two sets of white eyeballs with black pupils. When Maria re-emerged from the trashcan, she was filthy and trying to shake an unidentified brown substance off her hands and her hair was matted with it.

 

[SofondaCox]

How does a liberal like this feel about nomadic peoples like the mongols; are they homeless? Also, how exactly are homeless kids getting access to television to watch homeless Muppets when TV isn't a rabbit-ear signal anymore & requires a service provider?

Voluntarily wandering around like gypsy scum is different from trying and failing to establish a secure place.

I'd suggest the homeless Muppet is more for the 'normal' children in schools and daycare with a homeless child, to humanize the homeless.

 

[keyboredsm4shthe2nd]

Oh I remember the episode where Maria went into Oscars trash can (1980s episode IIRC) and showed her around, but it was so dark all you could see was two sets of white eyeballs with black pupils. When Maria re-emerged from the trashcan, she was filthy and trying to shake an unidentified brown substance off her hands and her hair was matted with it.

I'm gonna go full :autism:. I remember where I saw Oscar's full can. In Elmo's Adventures in Grouchland, he falls into Oscar's can that leads him into Grouchland, and its interior looks like this:

 

[Drycantelope]

How long until the episode where Lily's mom turns to prostitution?

 

[Haramburger]

I'm gonna go full :autism:. I remember where I saw Oscar's full can. In Elmo's Adventures in Grouchland, he falls into Oscar's can that leads him into Grouchland, and its interior looks like this:View attachment 613268

I've long suspected this was a thing, but never delved into footage to confirm it. Thanks :autism:

 

[Dane]

the "stigma against homelessness" stems from the fact that bums are aggressive as shit, and no one wants to be around them, ESPECIALLY if they're a crackhead bum.

I dunno if its just the bums I've experienced living in Philadelphia, but holy shit, the stigma is there for a reason.

 

[keyboredsm4shthe2nd]

the "stigma against homelessness" stems from the fact that bums are aggressive as shit, and no one wants to be around them, ESPECIALLY if they're a crackhead bum.

I dunno if its just the bums I've experienced living in Philadelphia, but holy shit, the stigma is there for a reason.

Just a week ago a woman in Baltimore gave money to a girl she thought was homeless out of the goodness of her heart, and the girl said "God bless you" right before the girl's fucking junkie asshole boyfriend stabbed the woman to death.

Fuck 'em.

 

[Guts Gets Some]

We're pandering to the people who can't even watch or complain about it on their internet hugbox.

 

[MuuMuu Bunnylips]

Already have one.

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Excuse you; the Martians want to have a word.
They were here first.

 

[Nacho Man Randy Salsa]

Lock up the homeless so they can watch it.

 

[RoofGook]

How am I supposed to relate to the homeless sesame street character if I don't have a home to watch sesame street in? Alleyways have TV??

 

[cypocryphy]

Phil is going to be on Sesame Street? Cool.

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

Everyone laughed at Romney when he said Sesame Street had to be defunded.

Once again, the man is prescient.

 

[Nacho Man Randy Salsa]

There should be a Nick Bate muppet too. If we're going to start making degenerates like the homeless accessible to children let's go all the way.

 

[Koby_Fish]

How am I supposed to relate to the homeless sesame street character if I don't have a home to watch sesame street in? Alleyways have TV??

I guess they watched that episode of South Park where the boys find two crackheads watching a TV out on the street and figured homeless people have TV.

 

[LongtimeLurker]

"Sesame Street Introduces First..."
I would've bet my fucking house that that sentence ended with "transgender character." I'm honestly surprised it didn't.

At least if I had, my newfound homelessness would've been represented on Sesame Street.

 

[AmpleApricots]

A lot of people that fall through the holes in social security nets and end up on the street have problems with substance abuse and/or mental illness and are often simply not able to function on a level that would avoid them to get homeless in the first place. If we talk about real homeless people of course. Their behavior is also explained through that.

From all the woke shit that is pushed on stuff like sesame street, I actually think this is a good idea. It seems to be a serious problem in the US, for many different reasons. As long as they don't get too pushy and political about it, bringing up coming generations aware of how easy homelessness is over there is only a net positive. Have the feeling that the time they're adults, it's gonna be even easier to get homeless still.

slight powerlevel: The one thing that's still stuck in my mind many years after staying in the US was the sheer number of genuine homeless people. Now sitting here and writing this I try to remember the last time I saw a homeless person in my country and I am drawing a blank. There's a guy living at the train station, but he's more of a beggar, judging from his clean and well kept clothes and stuff he has I'm sure he has a home, however tiny it might be. Also you never see him in the winter months.

 

[Guts Gets Some]

"Sesame Street Introduces First..."
I would've bet my fucking house that that sentence ended with "transgender character." I'm honestly surprised it didn't.

At least if I had, my newfound homelessness would've been represented on Sesame Street.

Only because they'd have to bring up the concept of sex, is why they didn't, I'm thinking.

 

[Martys_not_smarty]

And I thought the Muppet with autism was peak crazy.

There's also the Puerto Rican muppet who's dad is in prison.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

There's also the Puerto Rican muppet who's dad is in prison.

That's equal parts horrifying and hilarious.