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Did Elmo Ask To Use a Slur on 'Sesame Street'?

Claim:

The children's character Elmo asked if it was OK to use a slur if "Elmo is just singing along to Elmo’s favorite song."

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In March 2021, the Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the children's TV show "Sesame Street," introduced two new Black characters as part of its "ABCs of Racial Literacy" program. As Elmo and the other the muppets welcomed Wesley and Elijah Walker to the show, a suspicious screenshot started to circulate on social media that supposedly showed Elmo asking if it was OK to use a slur if he was singing it in a song.

This is not a genuine Elmo quote from "Sesame Street." The above-displayed screenshot shows a message that was originally posted in jest by "Ol’ QWERTY Bastard" (@TheDillonOne).

While some who encountered the post may have quickly realized that this was a step too far for the children's show, others may have found this quote plausible, as "Sesame Street" truly has tackled some difficult topics, including racism, in its 50-year history.

The above-displayed image, in fact, comes from a scene that dealt with race, albeit in a much less controversial fashion. The following clip, entitled "Explaining Race with Elmo & Wes," features Elmo asking some innocent questions about why Elijah and Wesley have brown skin. Wesley tells Elmo that his skin is brown because of melanin. Wes' father Elijah goes on to say:

"Melanin is something that we each have inside our bodies that make the outside or our bodies the skin color that it is. It also gives us our eye and our hair color ... The more melanin you have the darker your skin looks. The color of our skin is an important part of who we are. But we should all know that it's ok that we all look different in so many ways."

Here's the full clip from the Sesame Street:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk_HYAiS26I&t=2s

When the Sesame Workshop announced its new “ABCs of Racial Literacy” content, they explained that one of the goals of the program was to use "age-appropriate language and strategies to answer sometimes-tough questions around race and racism."

Kay Wilson Stallings, executive vice president of creative and production for Sesame Workshop, said:

"Sesame Workshop has always stood for diversity, inclusion, equity, and kindness. As a trusted source for families, we have a responsibility to speak out for racial justice and empower families to have conversations about race and identity with their children at a young age . .. The work to dismantle racism begins by helping children understand what racism is and how it hurts and impacts people. Sadly, today’s announcement comes at a time of racial and social discord when many families are in need of support in talking to their children about racism. We’re proud to reaffirm our Coming Together commitment to racial justice, which will be woven into new Sesame Workshop content for years to come.”

By Dan Evon

Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes.

What are the lyrics to two songs covered by a 1998 Rock-n-Roll Elmo?

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I used to own one of these toys when I was really little, but I always had trouble understanding the words because of my hearing loss.

The first song by the Elmo doll is a cover of Jackson 5's ABC. It seems that the doll's lyrics are different than the original song and would better match these kids cover.

Does someone have the lyrics of this cover?

There was another second song by the same doll I couldn't identify, so if background information and lyrics can be provided that would be excellent.

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The first song is just the chorus to the original ABC by the Jackson 5, repeated twice with the name "Elmo" inserted instead of "baby"

Ba-ba-ba-ba!
A B C, easy as one, two, three
Simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, Elmo, you and [unintelligible]

The second song is Big Joe Turner's Shake Rattle and Roll

Check it out!

Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands
Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands
Get in that kitchen, make some noise with the pots and pans

Shake rattle & roll!
Gonna shake rattle & roll! Gonna shake rattle & roll!
[unintelligible] rock and roll

There are some minor lyric changes to both songs, but nothing significant.

he first song is just the chorus to the original ABC by the Jackson 5, repeated twice with the name "Elmo" inserted instead of "baby"

Sing with elmo! Ba-ba-ba-ba! A B C, easy as one, two, three Simple as do re mi A B C, one, two, three, Elmo, you and [unintelligible]

The second song is Big Joe Turner's Shake Rattle and Roll

Check it out! Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands Get in that kitchen, make some noise with the pots and pans Shake rattle & roll! Gonna shake rattle & roll! Gonna shake rattle & roll! Elmo plays the guitar and sing and rock and roll ba ba ab ab pow, Yeah!!!!!!

The first song you're talking about goes:

Ba-ba-ba-ba!
A B C, easy as one, two, three
Simple as do re mi
A B C, one, two, three, Elmo, you and [unintelligible]

And the second song goes:

Check it out!

Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands
Get out of that bed, wash your face and hands
Get in that kitchen, make some noise with the pots and pans

Shake rattle & roll!
Gonna shake rattle & roll! Gonna shake rattle & roll!
[unintelligible] rock and roll

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