After the female-led “Rogue One” trailer dropped Thursday morning, conservative values were already working for the weekend. The last thing conservative white males needed was to see this:
With Zari's help we will be featuring new, local segments in Afghanistan focusing on topics like girls' empowerment! pic.twitter.com/lFLFiHwsB5
— Sesame Workshop (@SesameWorkshop) April 7, 2016
Meet Zari, “a curious and eager six year-old girl” who “will be featured in new, locally produced segments that focus on curriculum topics like girls’ empowerment, national identity, physical health, and social and emotional wellbeing,” according to a Sesame Street press release.
Needless to say, conservative heads exploded faster than you could say, “make America great again.” The backlash, played out on Twitter, is truly a sight to behold:
DUH! FEMINISM & ISLAM DON'T MIX
Hijab-Clad Muppet: 'Zari' Is A Feminist From Afghanistan https://t.co/VS6ohOfYpA pic.twitter.com/inkUco3lrb— Suzanne Bird (@pearlskylar1) April 8, 2016
By serving as an example of how a totalitarian patriarchal ideology forces her to wear a head covering#EmpowerThis https://t.co/hw0tjQIy1A
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 8, 2016
R.I.P. Sesame Street. https://t.co/XE0sR7Mlfk
— J Griffith (@awhitebeltlife) April 8, 2016
Suicide Vest Included? https://t.co/KsLfTaoofU
— Al Waisman (@fspilot1971) April 8, 2016
Like not being able 2 drive or being stoned to death? Is she mutilated? Maybe u can have Grover chop her head off. https://t.co/48BXhE5IuP
— LogicallyKnot (@logicallyknot) April 8, 2016
A feminist. In a hijab. From Afghanistan. On Sesame Street.
My irony sensors have gone into overload. https://t.co/pOn5dZN1e6— Persy (@PersyLives) April 8, 2016
