Sesame/Muppet Discussions Outside of MC

[muppetfan89]

I know exactly where you guys are coming from.

I've been a fan of the Muppets my whole life. As a little kid, I used to watch Sesame Street. It wasn't until this past summer, I started watching Sesame Street again. One day, I was on YouTube looking for Muppet videos, and out of nowhere, I ran into, the whole Follow that Bird movie. I thought to myself, "OMG, I haven't seen this in years!" So, I decided to watch it. I thought, I was going to hate it, because it's for kids, but I really liked it, alot. That's when I started to watch Sesame Street episodes, again. At first I was just watching it for the muppet characters of the show, becuase I'm a big Jim Henson fan, but as I kept watching it, it grew on me as a whole, and now I love it, as much as much as I love the Muppets.

At first I kept my SS love a secret from my family, they knew about my Muppets love, they liked it and would watch it with my as a kid. I would secretly watch episodes. Eventually, I came out with it, and my family looked at me like I had ten heads...lol. Soon, my family got used to the idea of me liking SS, even when I bought home the Old School DVD, and my parents really thought I was weird. Now, I watch it freely and talk about whenever. However, my sister still gets annoyed whenever I sing, "What's the Name of That Song?"...I love that song. I still keep it a secret from my firends though. Everytime they come over, I always hide my Old School DVD, becuase I'll feel weird if they see it. They just wouldn't understand.

 

[CensoredAlso]

The story of my life is feeling the need to hide half my entertainment interests from people, lol. Sometimes I hide things, but other times I work up the guts and just try and stand their reactions for a few minutes, lol.

 

[Ziffel]

However, my sister still gets annoyed whenever I sing, "What's the Name of That Song?"...I love that song. I still keep it a secret from my firends though. Everytime they come over, I always hide my Old School DVD, becuase I'll feel weird if they see it. They just wouldn't understand.

I really love singing and hearing, "What's the name of that song?" too. I've sung it outloud a lot of times and that one is popular enough that quite a few other adults are familiar with it. But not all.

That's such a neat song to listen to. I've listened to it on youtube in the background while doing other things on the computer. Of course a lot of SS songs are good for that, like "I've got two", "J friends", and "When you're a kangaroo."

And I wouldn't worry what your friends think about you owning the old school dvds. After all, the dvds were specifically aimed at adults who watched SS in its first decade.

Heh heh that brings to mind that while I generally am not embarrassed at bringing up classic SS material, people have then sometimes asked me if I still watch the new SS shows. I don't anymore but if I did I would be more leery of admitting that. But as recently as the late 90's and 2000 I was taping and watching SS, but only to fast forward through the epsiodes in hopes of coming to a classic clip. Then there came a point where show after show had no old clips at all. Is that still the case?

 

[ssetta]

Time for me to break in...

Alright, I tried posting that link, and it didn't work. But anyway, it's this site I'm a member of called JoJoBoards.com. It's a forum for people who love JoJo the singer, such as me. I've been a member on there for a little over the year. I've had a crush on JoJo for awhile now, and I've had this long desire to meet her. JoJo is a 17-year-old female pop singer, and she's from my area. I've wanted to meet her for a long time, but everyone keeps trying to tell me that it's unrealistic, and it's not going to happen. And the worst part is, most of the people there are teenagers, and almost everyone there thinks I'm a psychopath. And the people on those boards have no respect for me liking SS at all. They tell me all the time that I shouldn't be watching it.

And there's another case that's very similar. I used to be a member of this program called Springboard, a program in the New England area for people with mental disabilities, such as Asperger's Syndrome (what I have). And every fall, they have this picnic at this really nice park in Boston. In that park, there is a playground with swings, which I love. So I went on the swings. But then, the director of the program (a middle aged woman) came and kicked me off the swings, because she told me that it's not appropriate for my age, it doesn't match what other people are doing, I'm not fitting in with my peers, etc. And she basically said the same thing about Sesame Street. This was back in October 2005, and I am still so angry at her for it. Do you think there's a way to change her opinion? Is it possible?

 

[Crazy31088]

Why do you need to change someone else's opinion?

 

[ssetta]

Crazy, let me ask you this: What would you do if your parents DID ban you from watching it, or if they tried to? If my mom did, I'd say something like "Too bad! I'm watching it anyway!" And I WOULD watch it anyway. I'd find some way to.

 

[Crazy31088]

The truth is, yes, I'd probably watch it anyway. However, that doesn't really answer my question. Your parents banning you from watching a show is different from someone merely expressing their opinion.

 

[Redsonga]

it doesn't match what other people are doing, I'm not fitting in with my peers

Why does doing what your peers are doing have anything to do with a good state of mind? Because 'fitting in' is overrated, I have never fit in with my peers and do just as well by myself. I have found lots of people that fit my idea of peers better than any older persons idea of them. I normally get along with those older and younger than me and like it just fine. (and I love swings)
I would have told her off. There is no way to get to 'worker' like that, they have one picture of what a 'good' 'normal' life should be and are blind to anything else.
Your disablity is only as bad as you let it be to yourself. There are some things I can't do with my CP but I don't think I have to be in a little bubble of other disabled people simply because of that fact .

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Her opinion is WRONG! Basically, she's say that Ssetta is wrong for enjoying the things being done. At that point, her opinion became wrong. The only time someone is wrong for enjoying something is if it is dirty, disgusting, painful, or against the law.

So, to say Ssetta is wrong for swinging or watching/enjoying SS, and telling Ssetta that those are things NOT to be enjoyed, is wrong.

That's like telling Cookie Monster he's wrong for enjoying Cookies!

My other question is this:

Why? Why should you be ashamed of what you like? Yeah, folks might say, "It's for kids!" But, the same people saying that don't make a fraction of the paycheck Carrol Spinney makes, ha ha!

Case in point: In Junior High, a few guys were talking about things from their childhood and one of them mentioned, "The blue one with the crooked nose, Grover or something. Kev, Grover is right, huh?" I looked at him and ALMOST ignored him, but I said, "Gonzo is the correct name."

I never had to defend myself against them for knowing that, and I would refuse to be put asunder because of something I love.

Be proud to be a SS fan, folks! Everyone else is 'weird' about it because they're too chicken to face their own fandoms. Embrace yours. It's who you are, and you can't hide from it. Love yourself, love your fandom, and others will join. Trust me.

 

[Redsonga]

Her opinion is WRONG! Basically, she's say that Ssetta is wrong for enjoying the things being done.

I wasn't saying she was right, I was saying that not only was she wrong but she was linking 'doing something everything else is doing' and 'being just like your peers' as a sign of good mental health for some reason, which is also wrong ... And that is hard for Ssetta or anyone to change the pov of a metal health worker like that because they think their idea of a 'normal successful life for a disabled person' is the only way to live . I'm disabled so I know about these sort of people to, I never talk to them about anything I watch because they just wouldn't understand