In Diane Heisman’s story titled, ‘Sesame Street’ Brought to You by The Letters M-A-L-E, she explains how men are given better treatment than women that have equal or better academic potential. Sesame Street is sexist of their main characters being all men, such as Bert and Ernie. Also, the main animals in Sesame Street are Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Kermit the Frog, and Mr. Snuffleupagus. None of these animals have a woman’s name or anything remotely close. The only female Muppets played are always children. For example, Prairie Dawn, Betty Lou, and Baby Alice. In the show only, the male characters interact with each other, almost never the females. On this show, the women are not even old enough to go to school or
