Elmo represents a figment of imagination from many of our childhoods. Elmo also represents an empire. An empire driven by money and greed. The desire to fill the airways with things to get children addicted so that when they see something Elmo, they have to have it. Sounds very close to someone that is on drugs doesn’t it? They can just never get enough.  The kids will sit down on the couch, watch Elmo, and have their Elmo toys right there next to them. It’s almost like a high for the little kids. For some odd reason, they just love that moment though. It’s also because of Elmo that that industry has really boomed in the last few years.  Many shows for kids these days are animated and just too fake.  For many kids these days think that Elmo is a thing of the past. To their credit, Elmo has been around for a while. But they have still been able to overcome that by reinventing the show entirely. Recently, they switched the cookie monster to the veggie monster. For my sake, I do not agree with this change. It is obvious that this change was a 100% political. As a kid all I wanted were cookies. That had nothing to do with the cookie monster.  Now that the change has occurred, what kid would really want to eat veggies? It seems to have drawn a negative light to subject in my opinion.  Even though kids are caught in the Elmo trap, nothing in the world could possibly make them switch to eating vegetables.  I just cannot believe that our society would allow politics to dictate what we eat and even in this case what we allow our children to watch or be exposed to.

Elmo represents a figment

of imagination from

many of our childhoods.

Elmo also represents

an empire. An empire

driven by money and greed.

 The desire to fill the

 airways with things to

 get children addicted so

 that when they see

something Elmo, they have

 to have it. Sounds very close to someone

 that is on drugs doesn’t it?

 They can just never get enough.

  The kids will sit down on the couch,

 watch Elmo, and have

 their Elmo toys right there next to them.

 It’s almost like a high for the little kids.

 For some odd reason, they just love

 that moment though.

 It’s also because of Elmo that that

industry has really boomed

 in the last few years.

  Many shows for kids these days

 are animated and just too fake.

 For many kids these days think

that Elmo is a thing of the past.

To their credit, Elmo has

 been around for a while.

But they have still been able

to overcome that by

 reinventing the show entirely.

Recently, they switched the cookie

monster to the veggie monster. For my sake,

I do not agree with this change. It is obvious t

hat this change was a 100%

political. As a kid all I wanted

were cookies. That had nothing to

 do with the cookie monster.

  Now that the change has occurred,

what kid would really want to eat veggies?

It seems to have drawn a negative

light to subject in my opinion. 

Even though kids are caught in the

Elmo trap, nothing in the world

 could possibly make them switch to eating

vegetables.  I just cannot believe that

our society would allow politics

to dictate what we eat and even

in this case what we allow

our children to watch or be exposed to.