Ramy Youssef confronts the MAGA backlash to his #SesameStreet episode, which featured Elmo learning Arabic words such as “habibi” and got accused of forcing "Arabic immersion" onto children.
"It’s got to be tough, because I think they’re supporters of the President. So imagine your president on Easter is tweeting ‘Praise be to Allah,’ and now Elmo saying ‘habibi’ feels threatening," Youssef said trolling the outrage.
“There’s been a lot of languages on ‘Sesame Street’ and there’s been no backlash to those. So, it actually really did surprise me... I've talked about, you know, free Palestine. I've talked about things that are so important to me. And people have said certain things. Elmo saying Habibi has set them off in a way that has never happened to me before..."
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This is crazy. HBO should make a show about billionaire media tycoons trying to buy another media conglomerate and highlight all the behind-the-scenes drama
“We’re calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza. We’re calling for peace and lasting justice for the people of Palestine.”
- Ramy Youssef on the #Oscars red carpet.
(Source: @Variety)
Testimony from actor @thesteveway on the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights:
"The people that I hire...ensure my safety & my survival.
Why is it that I can receive so much, when the essential workers who make it possible for me to live independently get almost nothing in return."