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ecib · 4068 days ago · link · · parent · post: Fred Rogers would have been 85 today. Happy birthday to this amazing man.
I'd think one of the coolest things about Mr. Rodgers as a parent would be the complete lack of merchandising surrounding his "brand," or lack of. If I had a kid, I wouldn't even want to have a TV in the house because of all of the consumption messaging that kids are inundated with. It seems that every bit of educational programming is just stealth marketing to get you to pony up. That's not the worst part. The worst part is the values it teaches kids, and the fetishisation of consumer goods, -at least as I see it. Anyway, I'll see your red sweater and raise you a glove.