Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
Kami, the HIV-positive 5-year-old orphan who appears regularly on South African Sesame Street, finally debuts on American Sesame Street, but to much controversy. She's cute! But should five-year-olds wear green eyeshadow??
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7 Responses So Far
- rogertweety Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- MK G. Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- Hayley S. thinks Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet is Cute
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I love her. I think children should learn about diversity and diseases of all kinds are a reality.
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If they ever decide to give a Muppet ebola, I nominate Elmo.
- Darrell Davis, Jr Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- Natalie M. thinks Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet is Cute
- Mock Turtle + Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- lchen Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- Penetration Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet and thinks it’s Cute
- Anna Smith + Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- Anja Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
- Bree thinks Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet is OMG & Cute
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We live in a world where children are born with HIV.
The world we live in is “corrupt to the point of perversion.”
So, that's really all I have to say about that.
- Robert A. thinks Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet is Old
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“But should five-year-olds wear green eyeshadow?? ” (any eyeshadow for that matter) well, because that's how she got HIV in the first place!
- David G. thinks Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet is Old
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*too
- John Winskowicz Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet
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Ugh I knew I never should have f-cked that Muppet.
- M4rk thinks Kami, the HIV-Positive Muppet is OMG
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sounds pretty uncontroversial… leave it to pat buchanan to label people with hiv/aids “dirty.”
