Via Tigerhawk, today's dumb media controversy is the "racy" Elmo-Katy Perry video that Sesame Street producers pulled on account, apparently, of Perry's outfit.
I don't know how you can watch that and not think that's the cutest thing you'll see all day. Perry isn't much of an actress, but she has a winning attitude, and a fantastic voice. She's practically tailor made for singing the sort of bouncy pop music that is her stock in trade (plus she comes from a Christian music background, although more from the Bristol Palin side of things, if you catch my drift). If you're tired of Lady Gaga's dark arts, Perry might be next in the queue.
As for the video, the reason to pull the video is that the song - especially Elmo's parts - is not easy for kids to sing. That's become a bit of a pet peeve of mine: contemporary kids songs where the lyrics are either too bland or too complicated to sing along with.
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