The Muppets Are Working Overtime to Make Sure America Keeps Its Sh*t Together
In case you hadn’t noticed, America is currently bursting at the seams with anxiety and stress, thanks to an election that may or may not hand the country over to an administration that will no doubt include “Secretary of State Hulk Hogan,” which would undoubtedly be a lot less awesome than 1980s me imagined.
Things are so scary right now, even the Muppets are giving America an impromptu wellness check on social media — which, upon closer inspection, is easily the least horrible thing on social media right now.
Members of the iconic Sesame Street gang have taken to social media in order to ensure that all of their followers are more or less keeping their shit together this week. Earlier today, Elmo re-posted a video from the Sesame Street account, in which he is seen enjoying the tranquil calm of an empty neighborhood. “Stop scrolling, take a deep breath and use the next few minutes to escape to a place where the air is sweet,” the original post suggested.
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As long as you ignore the anti-vaxxers posting Muppet-based conspiracy theories in the replies, it was a lovely message.
Meanwhile, earlier in the week, lovable, furry old Grover took a break from his busy schedule to let the world know that he’s proud of me. Thanks, Grover! I’m trying my best!
Similarly, Abby Cadabby posted a message about how I, and I alone, am making community “so magical!”
Clearly, this was all part of a coordinated strategy in which the Muppets, specifically the Sesame Workshop Muppets, essentially teamed up to become the Avengers of mental health for this stressful day (presumably to the chagrin of Jerry Seinfeld). Even Mr. Snuffleupagus posted a message promoting meditative calming exercises.
Yesterday, Bert and Ernie stressed the importance of “friendship,” and implicitly long-term same-sex partnership.
And Cookie Monster suggested that folks should take the occasional cookie break. Coming from literally anyone else, “cram cookies in your face to temper the creeping dread of fascism” would be pretty terrible advice.
Meanwhile, the Count has just continued counting for the sake of counting. Thanks for nothing, Count.
Followers of these entirely fictional characters seem to be enjoying the random emotional support. “We need some wholesome content!” one fan responded to Elmo’s post. “Thanks @elmo. Today was a good day to hear that! Have you voted yet?” another asked despite the fact that Elmo is just three-and-a-half years old.
While none of the Muppets mentioned the election specifically, or expressed preferences for either political party, presumably their support lies with the candidate who wouldn’t try to deport most residents of Sesame Street on day one.
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