Poor, sick little puppet . . .

The producers of Sesame Street are planning to introduce an HIV-positive muppet, first to viewers in South Africa and then, possibly, in the U.S. I object! An HIV-positive child or even adult would be a fine, even admirable, addition to the SS cast, but why can't fantasy characters stay in the realm of fantasy? Why drag them down into our messy, complicated world? Sometimes adults just can't let kids dream --anything imaginative has to "teach" them something "valuable." Sheesh!