You know what? Fuck it I'm adding more context. Sesame Street has talked about the topic of death more than once and it's done with such gentle carefulness without watering down or censoring the heaviness of the situations. It treats heavy subject matter with respect and dignity and has been for DECADES.
From the early 1980s:
To 2025:
Hell, they even cover the devastating heaviness of MASS SHOOTINGS without censoring or watering anything down.
They've been doing this for YEARS, and it's ALWAYS handled with dignity, respect, seriousness, understanding, and love.
Whenever I see people censoring words because it "might offend" someone or the big ad companies that are currently trying to run everything? I just want to say to them: "What? Is Sesame Street too mature for you?" Because really...what the hell are we doing.
I'm back with even more examples! Sesame Street once again to this day is out here handling extremely difficult subject matter with incredible care and respect. "We can't let kids learn about uncomfortable things!" Oh, really now? Even though they're things that happen in everyday life that they'll face one day at some point anyway? Interesting. Let's see what else this show has covered that people (for some reason) think should be avoided and hidden. Here's more on death of loved ones and greif:
Or how about when someone is put into the foster care system because their home isn't safe anymore and their needs aren't being met?
Maybe some discussions about group therapy/getting help and support?
Hey look! Here's a segment about gender expression vs taught expectation, including unlearning harmful biases and what to do when you hurt someone on accident because you didn't know it was wrong!
Look! The topic of race and diversity! The importance of unity and equity!
They even also have a more allegorical take on discrimination and being looked down on for who you are, featuring Big Bird. The conflict is about how he's not being let into a club because the one bird running the club personally decided he didn't want someone like Big Bird there.
Big Bird goes out of his way to keep changing parts of himself in order to "prove" he can fit into this club if he just changed enough. The truth comes out though, and there's nothing he can do to gain the approval of that bird. He will never be good enough in his eyes, and Big Bird starts to hate himself. His real friends see this finally put their feet down, emphasizing that you should never change yourself just to fit into one singular narrow idea someone else has.
There's A LOT of different situations this can be an allegory for. Racism, sexism, homophobia, basically ANY form of exclusion is put on full blast in this 15 minute clip. Sesame Street can be both blunt and allegorical when approaching difficult topics, and it NEVER misses or looses the point.
It does an exceptional job in both styles of representation WITHOUT watering anything down. The more sanitized everything gets, the more radical Sesame Street is suddenly considered, hence why so many "particular groups" want it gone. Hmmm! I can only imagine why that could be, in this current political climate! (I'm being sarcastic)
When Sesame Street is suddenly labeled as "questionable" or "politically/agenda motivated" content...it says A LOT about where we currently are and who gets to decide what's "best" for kids or not. Don't fall for the censorship and topic-dodging excuses that are covered by the "But think of the children!!!" movement. Never fall for it, because you know which side you're on if you do.
Sesame Street proves kids can be taught and trusted with learning about these topics when it's handled with the right amount of understanding and care. It shows what all this "controversy" is all really about. What it's always been about, actually.
Don't fall for it, always side with Sesame Street.
Been thinking about an AU where Zuko is Korra’s firebending teacher, and he initially has a hard time opening up to and connecting with her due to his grief about Aang’s passing.
(aka Pearlrose from Steven Universe but make it Zukaang)
It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!
It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.
PITCH: We call it Moon Day, and then every 7 years when it falls on a Monday, that's an even BIGGER deal and we call that Moon Day Monday and go absolutely apeshit about it (the next Moon Day Monday is in 2026 so we have a couple trial runs first)
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Day 7 - Saturday, December 19th:
Spirit World✨️Stargazing✨️FREE DAY
Event Rules and Guidelines:
1. Create some fanwork based on the prompts. The prompts are meant to inspire, not limit, so feel free to combine them as you choose or post your work on the concluding Free Day if none of the prompts speak to you. Fanart, fanfiction, gifsets, headcanons, analysis/meta, memes, playlists, etc. are all welcome. As long as it's your own work, feel free to submit whatever you'd like!
2. Post and share your work on the designated prompt day. Be sure to use the #korrasamiweek2026 tag or mention @korrasamiweek2026 in your post, or submit the post directly to the blog. You can also add any works posted on ao3 to the collection here.
3. Engage with other people's work! Reblogs, comments, and likes are always appreciated.
4. Fanwork must be Korrasami-focused. Other characters and pairings are more than welcome, but the work should be centered around Korra and Asami.
5. Fanwork must be your own. Reposts of another creator's work and AI-generated content will not be accepted.
6. This is an 18+ event, as we will be accepting explicit works. Please follow Tumblr’s Community Guidelines regarding such works. Explicit content of adult characters is perfectly fine, as long as it follows tumblr’s rules. If you're unsure or just want to be cautious, feel free to link to an outside source. If you post explicit writing, please either link to ao3 or put the explicit parts under a cut/read more.
7. Tag your work with the appropriate content warnings. This helps fellow participants and the wider fandom community filter out content that may be upsetting or triggering. Use your best judgement, and when in doubt I'd recommend erring on the side of caution.
8. No bigotry of any kind. This includes (but is not limited to) misogyny, racism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, whitewashing, etc. Your work can depict or explore those themes but shouldn't endorse them, and it must be be tagged/labeled with the appropriate warnings.
9. When submitting visual or audio media, please consider including a description either in ALT text or in the body of the post itself.
10. Be kind!! No criticism—constructive or otherwise—unless the creator explicitly requests it. If something isn't to your tastes, just keep scrolling. If you are concerned about someone’s content breaking the rules, please message me here @korrasamiweek2026 or @korrasamibottles rather than engaging with the creator directly.
11. Have fun! This year's event will be moderated by @korrasamibottles with help from @sweetorangepoptart . Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. :)
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