Thursday, September 23, 2010

Katy Perry's Sesame Street Segment Cut Over Her Cleavage

Sunny days on Sesame Street?

Katy Perry's appearance on the long-running PBS children's show has been pulled after parents complained about the singer's cleavage-baring dress.
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A clip leaked on the web this week (nearly a million people have viewed it on YouTube), showing Perry, 25, in a low-cut dress and veil, performing a kid-friendly version of her hit "Hot N Cold" with Elmo.

It was set to air later this year as part of the show's 41st season.

TMZ reports that parents quickly fired off angry letters, demanding it not to be broadcast. "They're gonna have to rename it cleavage avenue," complained one.

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Some defended the clip. One commenter wrote: "If your kid is saying things like: boobs!..it’s because of the family not because of Katy! I mean the family is the one who educate the kids! No one else is responsible of that!"

But a Sesame Street spokesperson issued a statement to UsMagazine.com early Thursday morning, deciding to side with the angry viewers:

"Sesame Street has a long history of working with celebrities across all genres, including athletes, actors, musicians and artists. Sesame Street has always been written on two levels, for the child and adult. We use parodies and celebrity segments to interest adults in the show because we know that a child learns best when co-viewing with a parent or care-giver. We also value our viewer’s opinions and particularly those of parents. In light of the feedback we’ve received on the Katy Perry music video which was released on You Tube only, we have decided we will not air the segment on the television broadcast of Sesame Street, which is aimed at preschoolers. Katy Perry fans will still be able to view the video on You Tube."
usmagazine

4 comments:

Travis Erwin said...

What the hell? They are kids. Are parents worried their tots are gonna get hungry and demand to be breast fed again?

yellowdoggranny said...

what a bunch of dipshits..when dave and thom were that age, they would have loved to see her on the show.

texlahoma said...

Travis E - I don't know, if she had something upstairs I might could understand but in my book that's the flat lands.

YDG - I agree, insanity rules supreme.

texlahoma said...

AWWL - I saw her on Saturday Night Live and totally retract the flat lands statement.

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