Sesame Street tells Asian kids to be proud of your eyes in new video

Sesame Street tells Asian kids to be proud of your eyes in new video

Malaysia Sun-Southeast Asia·2021-06-26 15:01

Fresh from a string of episodes celebrating gay marriage and explaining why skin color is core to black identity, Sesame Street has released a new song urging Asian-Americans to be ?proud of your eyes.?

In a video clip released this week, Analyn, a Filipino American, tells her friends Wes and Alan that she's been bullied for the shape of her "slanty" eyes. Her friends cheer her up with a song telling her that "Your eyes tell the story of your family. They show where you came from, and how you came to be. The color, the shape and the size should always make you proud of your eyes."

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