School Bans Sesame Street Gang T-Shirts

[The Straight Story]

School Bans Sesame Street Gang T-Shirts

POSTED: 7:14 pm EDT May 23, 2006
UPDATED: 7:54 am EDT May 24, 2006

BROCKTON, Mass. -- Brockton High School has banned T-shirts with Sesame Street characters. But these are no regular pictures of Bert and Ernies.

On some, Oscar the Grouch emerges from his garbage can, wielding a 9 mm handgun. On others, Bert and Ernie are standing in a gang posture, armed with automatic weapons.

"We were amazed," said the school's principal, Susan Szachowicz. "You focus on the Sesame Street character. But the more we looked at it, the more we saw the things in it, the guns, the gang stuff."
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Last week, Brockton was awarded $685,000 in state anti-gang funding.

http://www.local6.com/news/9263741/detail.html



Wonder if I can wear one to work?

[Aiptasia]

1. OMG... hehehe

I think I have to buy one now....

Ernie with a Gatt.. too rich...

[Bucky]

2. On my way to where the action is. Can you tell me how to get, how to get

to Sesame Steeeeet.

[MissB]

3. Bwahahahaha

I can see why they banned them. But I want one.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. I had a Looney Toons gangsta shirt that was one of my favorites.

hilarious.


this one is close

[Lance_Boyle]

5. I wonder how they determined

that the cartoon gun in the cartoon character's hand was a 9mm? I also wonder WTF "standing in a gang posture" means. I'm picturing a bunch of guys in mid dance-step, snapping their fingers...

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. another version...

[Kikosexy2]

7. Los ..

pachucos de Sesame Street..y que...no me chingas El Grande Pajaro Amarillo o te mato and eat you like KFC chicken...orale pues! SS Homies..peace out...

[noonwitch]

8. We had a drug-dealing gang in the 80s that used Disney characters

I think it was White-boy Rick's gang (friend of Kid Rock)

[htuttle]

9. This HAS to be the work of Evil Bert!

http://www.bertisevil.tv/

[Kikosexy2]

10. La ...

Puerqua Loca (aka Miss Piggy) is gonna kick some butt...