Newer Sesame Street episodes refer to social issues which were not on the forefront of the 70s, or wasn't deemed something kids should know about. The South Af

Newer Sesame Street episodes refer to social issues which were not on the forefront of the 70s, or wasn't deemed something kids should know about. The South African Sesame Street now has an HIV-positive muppet, the US Sesame Street has an autistic muppet (Julia), Abby Cadabby was added ~10 years ago for better gender balance, and I feel in general newer Sesame Street does much more work in including hispanic immigrants/culture than older Sesame Street (might be bias). Times change and Sesame Street needs to reflect that.