Current Events > Sesame Street accidentally uses Jamaican slang for the gay slur in their IG

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CruelBuffalo 11/03/23 9:14:45 PM #1:	https://twitter.com/snowwhitehogie/status/1717676334611112139 <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:977020273] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/snowwhitehogie/status/1717676334611112139</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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StealThisSheen 11/03/23 9:18:24 PM #4:	This seems like a nothingburger. The slang, specifically, is "batty boy." And the Count is a vampire, and "batty" has an obvious usage in common english language. One of the songs in the musical is literally "The Batty Bat." --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:977020325] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>This seems like a nothingburger. The slang, specifically, is "batty boy." And the Count is a vampire, and "batty" has an obvious usage in common english language. One of the songs in the musical is literally "The Batty Bat." </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoIidLegacy 11/03/23 9:21:43 PM #5:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/16ef9a00.jpg --- Choco: why are americans so weird omniryu: To make a long story short, self esteem issue. <cite>SoIidLegacy posted [p:977020378] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/16ef9a00.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kimbos_Egg 11/03/23 9:23:57 PM #6:	"batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass. --- You think you've Got problems? https://imgur.com/OnEOsdT <cite>Kimbos_Egg posted [p:977020409] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>"batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 11/03/23 9:24:48 PM #7:	Kimbos_Egg posted... "batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass. I mean check out all the jokes and memes about it \_()_/ <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:977020423] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Kimbos_Egg posted...</cite><quote>"batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass.</quote>I mean check out all the jokes and memes about it \_()_/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 11/03/23 9:26:44 PM #8:	People make jokes and memes about literally everything. Are we pretending "batty" wasn't already a word in English language? I'm confused what this is about. Are people really acting like this was homophobic, somehow? --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:977020442] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>People make jokes and memes about literally everything.Are we pretending "batty" wasn't already a word in English language? I'm confused what this is about.Are people really acting like this was homophobic, somehow? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeoRavus 11/03/23 9:27:52 PM #9:	Never heard of the Jamaican slang. In the US it usually means crazy. Apparently everyone on twitter knew the Jamaican slang which is impressive. --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:977020459] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Never heard of the Jamaican slang. In the US it usually means crazy. Apparently everyone on twitter knew the Jamaican slang which is impressive. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nocturnal_traveler 11/03/23 9:27:53 PM #10:	"Batty" is also slang for crazy. The producers should just ignore this and move on. Edit: Beat me to it. --- --I understand your opinion. I just don't care about it. ~Jedah-- <cite>nocturnal_traveler posted [p:977020460] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>"Batty" is also slang for crazy. The producers should just ignore this and move on.Edit: Beat me to it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ellis123 11/03/23 9:28:44 PM #12:	And "kiss" means "piss" in Swedish. We all know that other languages were not made with English in mind, people need to grow up. --- "A shouted order to do something of dubious morality with an unpredictable outcome? Thweeet!" My FC is in my profile. <cite>ellis123 posted [p:977020472] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>And "kiss" means "piss" in Swedish. We all know that other languages were not made with English in mind, people need to grow up. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SoIidLegacy 11/03/23 9:29:35 PM #13:	StealThisSheen posted... People make jokes and memes about literally everything. Are we pretending "batty" wasn't already a word in English language? I'm confused what this is about. Are people really acting like this was homophobic, somehow? How else are they gonna get clicks/views/likes/posts? --- Choco: why are americans so weird omniryu: To make a long story short, self esteem issue. <cite>SoIidLegacy posted [p:977020485] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>StealThisSheen posted... </cite><quote>People make jokes and memes about literally everything.Are we pretending "batty" wasn't already a word in English language? I'm confused what this is about.Are people really acting like this was homophobic, somehow?</quote>How else are they gonna get clicks/views/likes/posts? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rideshort 11/03/23 9:30:01 PM #14:	I don't see Batty Boy or Batty Man on there. --- I believe in the Golden Rule and you should too! http://i.imgur.com/63HCN.gif http://i.imgur.com/aaTUdOx.jpg <cite>rideshort posted [p:977020491] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I don't see Batty Boy or Batty Man on there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 11/03/23 9:30:37 PM #15:	StealThisSheen posted... People make jokes and memes about literally everything. Are we pretending "batty" wasn't already a word in English language? I'm confused what this is about. Are people really acting like this was homophobic, somehow? No its about laughing at the circumstance. Not that deep. <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:977020505] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>StealThisSheen posted...</cite><quote>People make jokes and memes about literally everything.Are we pretending "batty" wasn't already a word in English language? I'm confused what this is about.Are people really acting like this was homophobic, somehow?</quote>No its about laughing at the circumstance. Not that deep.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 11/03/23 9:31:12 PM #16:	rideshort posted... I don't see Batty Boy or Batty Man on there. This. The slur is, SPECIFICALLY, "batty boy," or similar. "Batty", alone, is a word that already exists in english vernacular, and it means "crazy." Which fits The Count. He's a number "crazy" vampire. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:977020514] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>rideshort posted... </cite><quote>I don't see Batty Boy or Batty Man on there.</quote>This. The slur is, SPECIFICALLY, "batty boy," or similar."Batty", alone, is a word that already exists in english vernacular, and it means "crazy."Which fits The Count. He's a number "crazy" vampire. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
StealThisSheen 11/03/23 9:31:47 PM #17:	CruelBuffalo posted... No its about laughing at the circumstance. Not that deep. What circumstance? The slur, in question, wasn't even used, since the slur is more specific. This feels like a flopic. --- Seplito Nash, Smelling Like the Vault since 1996 Step FOUR! Get Paid! <cite>StealThisSheen posted [p:977020520] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>CruelBuffalo posted... </cite><quote>No its about laughing at the circumstance. Not that deep.</quote>What circumstance? The slur, in question, wasn't even used, since the slur is more specific.This feels like a flopic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Frosted_Midna 11/03/23 9:34:57 PM #18:	Twitter was a mistake. --- It's more than good, it's alive! Warning: May contain stone hat pieces http://i.imgur.com/N6v5qZx.jpg <cite>Frosted_Midna posted [p:977020562] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Twitter was a mistake. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kradek 11/04/23 3:17:51 AM #19:	Seems like a non-issue that Sesame Street tried to do right by even though they didn't really need to and people on the Internet acted as expected. --- My metal band, Ivory King, has 2 songs out now - allmylinks.com/ivorykingtx (all of our links there so you can choose which one you'd prefer to use) <cite>Kradek posted [p:977024015] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Seems like a non-issue that Sesame Street tried to do right by even though they didn't really need to and people on the Internet acted as expected. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaZooo 11/04/23 3:19:53 AM #20:	remind me of that Ali G scene where the kid starts crying --- Competing every night, both ends, shoot inside/outside, fast break, transition, Monta Ellis have it all <cite>KaZooo posted [p:977024027] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>remind me of that Ali G scene where the kid starts crying </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
party_animal07 11/04/23 3:20:03 AM #21:	I was wondering how they'd work that in. Pretty hilarious nonetheless. --- https://warpzone.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GRANDIA_-696x509.jpg <cite>party_animal07 posted [p:977024028] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I was wondering how they'd work that in. Pretty hilarious nonetheless. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scar_the_1 11/04/23 3:21:51 AM #22:	I get the feeling that people aren't upset so much as they just think it's funny. Kind of how Swedes think it's funny/stupid when Marvel go "Knull is coming" --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent <cite>scar_the_1 posted [p:977024037] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I get the feeling that people aren't upset so much as they just think it's funny. Kind of how Swedes think it's funny/stupid when Marvel go "Knull is coming" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chaos_knight 11/04/23 3:22:11 AM #23:	I've literally never heard this used as a gay slur in my life. People need to stop flipping out so much. --- Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Champions <cite>chaos_knight posted [p:977024039] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I've literally never heard this used as a gay slur in my life. People need to stop flipping out so much. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SgtBash 11/04/23 5:41:35 AM #24:	ellis123 posted... And "kiss" means "piss" in Swedish. We all know that other languages were not made with English in mind, people need to grow up. Yes and don't forget about the numbers, in some languages the number Six is called Sex --- Come to Relax https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1558-relaxation-island <cite>SgtBash posted [p:977024752] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>ellis123 posted...</cite><quote>And "kiss" means "piss" in Swedish. We all know that other languages were not made with English in mind, people need to grow up.</quote>Yes and don't forget about the numbers, in some languages the number Six is called Sex </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 11/04/23 5:47:24 AM #25:	Honestly were at the point now where I cant even tell if people are serious about being offended by that or not. Like, I want to believe that its all just joking around and that people arent so stupid as to not realize that Sesame Street clearly isnt trying to use a gay slur. But the more practical part of me is like yeah people are so beyond stupid that they probably unironically think that --- Chill it out, take it slow, then you rock out the show <cite>rexcrk posted [p:977024773] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Honestly were at the point now where I cant even tell if people are serious about being offended by that or not. Like, I want to believe that its all just joking around and that people arent so stupid as to not realize that Sesame Street clearly isnt trying to use a gay slur. But the more practical part of me is like yeah people are so beyond stupid that they probably unironically think that </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
party_animal07 11/04/23 6:11:46 AM #26:	For the record, I don't think anybody was offended. They cut off the comments because people were making jokes in the replies. --- https://warpzone.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GRANDIA_-696x509.jpg <cite>party_animal07 posted [p:977024900] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>For the record, I don't think anybody was offended. They cut off the comments because people were making jokes in the replies. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TetsuoS2 11/04/23 6:28:29 AM #27:	it's like some of the morons trying to get rid of 'history' cuz it's sexist, even though its etymology is completely different and not at all relevant to sexism. --- the local octopus( ) <cite>TetsuoS2 posted [p:977024988] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>it's like some of the morons trying to get rid of 'history' cuz it's sexist, even though its etymology is completely different and not at all relevant to sexism. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FurryPhilosifer 11/04/23 7:26:26 AM #28:	I didn't know batty had a Jamaican origin. Heard it not infrequently here in Scotland. --- Ghosts are cool. <cite>FurryPhilosifer posted [p:977025317] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I didn't know batty had a Jamaican origin. Heard it not infrequently here in Scotland. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masticatingman 11/04/23 9:04:47 AM #29:	SoIidLegacy posted... https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/16ef9a00.jpg --- To/fro from-towards <cite>masticatingman posted [p:977026147] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>SoIidLegacy posted... </cite><quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/1/16ef9a00.jpg</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen 11/04/23 9:35:31 AM #30:	StealThisSheen posted... This seems like a nothingburger. The slang, specifically, is "batty boy." And the Count is a vampire, and "batty" has an obvious usage in common english language. One of the songs in the musical is literally "The Batty Bat." Kimbos_Egg posted... "batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass. --- Why do nerds always get caught up on the details? Michael Jordan is both the greatest and most overrated basketball player of all time. <cite>RetsuZaiZen posted [p:977026419] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>StealThisSheen posted... </cite><quote>This seems like a nothingburger. The slang, specifically, is "batty boy." And the Count is a vampire, and "batty" has an obvious usage in common english language. One of the songs in the musical is literally "The Batty Bat."</quote>Kimbos_Egg posted... </cite><quote>"batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 11/04/23 9:37:14 AM #31:	This is the most nothing thing I've ever heard --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:977026433] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>This is the most nothing thing I've ever heard </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boomgetchopped3 11/04/23 9:37:47 AM #32:	This is a really good example of why people on Twitter are annoying af, and shouldnt be taken seriously. <cite>boomgetchopped3 posted [p:977026436] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>This is a really good example of why people on Twitter are annoying af, and shouldnt be taken seriously.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 11/04/23 9:38:34 AM #33:	He is a vampire and vampires can turn into bats, vampires and bats are common imagery. --- Just call me Discount Dan. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:977026447] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>He is a vampire and vampires can turn into bats, vampires and bats are common imagery. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 11/04/23 9:58:47 AM #34:	I think nobody living outside of Jamaica has ever heard of that slur --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:977026645] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I think nobody living outside of Jamaica has ever heard of that slur </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solution_45 11/04/23 10:00:20 AM #35:	party_animal07 posted... For the record, I don't think anybody was offended. They cut off the comments because people were making jokes in the replies. it's twitter someone definitely was offended <cite>Solution_45 posted [p:977026660] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>party_animal07 posted... </cite><quote>For the record, I don't think anybody was offended. They cut off the comments because people were making jokes in the replies.</quote>it's twittersomeone definitely was offended</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen 11/04/23 10:03:58 AM #36:	_____Cait posted... I think nobody living outside of Jamaica has ever heard of that slur Why are people on this site so eager to let everyone know that they live in a bubble? --- Why do nerds always get caught up on the details? Michael Jordan is both the greatest and most overrated basketball player of all time. <cite>RetsuZaiZen posted [p:977026703] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>_____Cait posted... </cite><quote>I think nobody living outside of Jamaica has ever heard of that slur</quote>Why are people on this site so eager to let everyone know that they live in a bubble? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garabandal 11/04/23 10:05:02 AM #37:	Lmfao --- Two centuries... A mere blink upon the face of eternity... <cite>Garabandal posted [p:977026715] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Lmfao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 11/04/23 10:07:04 AM #38:	_____Cait posted... I think nobody living outside of Jamaica has ever heard of that slur It's pretty common in the UK. Relatively high number of people with Jamaican heritage, plus middle class white kids trying to sound cool. --- Nothing works/Everything's expensive/And opaque/And privatised/My shoe organising thing arrived/Thank God <cite>ai123 posted [p:977026748] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>_____Cait posted... </cite><quote>I think nobody living outside of Jamaica has ever heard of that slur</quote>It's pretty common in the UK. Relatively high number of people with Jamaican heritage, plus middle class white kids trying to sound cool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CruelBuffalo 11/04/23 10:26:31 AM #39:	No one was offended <cite>CruelBuffalo posted [p:977027001] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>No one was offended</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Torgo 11/04/23 10:28:35 AM #40:	If they translate this into Jamaican and don't change it, then it might be problematic. Otherwise, it's a funny coincidence. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 <cite>Torgo posted [p:977027027] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>If they translate this into Jamaican and don't change it, then it might be problematic.Otherwise, it's a funny coincidence. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
chaos_knight 11/04/23 11:10:15 AM #41:	RetsuZaiZen posted... Why are people on this site so eager to let everyone know that they live in a bubble? Because not everyone knows the slang of every country on the fucking planet. --- Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLVIII Champions <cite>chaos_knight posted [p:977027532] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>RetsuZaiZen posted... </cite><quote>Why are people on this site so eager to let everyone know that they live in a bubble?</quote>Because not everyone knows the slang of every country on the fucking planet. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 11/04/23 11:15:32 AM #42:	Why does this even matter? --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:977027608] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Why does this even matter? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smackems 11/04/23 11:16:48 AM #43:	I can't understand wtf she said in that tweet --- Common sense says it may not taste good, but it'll make a turd. <cite>Smackems posted [p:977027624] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>I can't understand wtf she said in that tweet </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 11/04/23 11:17:25 AM #44:	ellis123 posted... And "kiss" means "piss" in Swedish. We all know that other languages were not made with English in mind, people need to grow up. --- evening main 2.4356848e+91 https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:977027634] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>ellis123 posted... </cite><quote>And "kiss" means "piss" in Swedish. We all know that other languages were not made with English in mind, people need to grow up.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
C_Pain 11/04/23 11:17:44 AM #45:	No they didn't --- How quaint. <cite>C_Pain posted [p:977027639] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>No they didn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 11/04/23 11:21:24 AM #46:	All those travel ads to Jamaica fail to mention how deeply homophobic the place is. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) <cite>Starks posted [p:977027684] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>All those travel ads to Jamaica fail to mention how deeply homophobic the place is. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GZAgenius 11/04/23 11:40:55 AM #47:	Does that mean Scientists Rids the World of the Curse of the Evil Vampires is some secretly homophobic screed? You all know this album by the way, it was K Jah radio from GTA 3. --- https://vsmusick.wordpress.com/ - Home of the world's worst music reviews https://www.last.fm/user/doesntexist420 <cite>GZAgenius posted [p:977027958] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Does that mean Scientists Rids the Worldof the Curse of the Evil Vampires is some secretly homophobic screed?You all know this album by the way, it was K Jah radio from GTA 3. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KINDERFELD 11/04/23 11:44:59 AM #48:	Kimbos_Egg posted... "batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass. This. --- POLITICS IS MY RELIGION PS5, Switch, RTX 3080 12GB <cite>KINDERFELD posted [p:977028031] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Kimbos_Egg posted... </cite><quote>"batty boy" would be homophobic slang. "batty" would just mean ass.</quote>This. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wanderingshade 11/04/23 12:08:26 PM #50:	Jamaican patois is a little out there anyway, pretty much only Jamacians are familiar with their colloquialisms. I mean, gwan? Ting? --- "You're made of spare parts, aren't ya, bud?" <cite>wanderingshade posted [p:977028348] in Sesame Str... [t:80610764]...</cite> <quote>Jamaican patois is a little out there anyway, pretty much only Jamacians are familiar with their colloquialisms. I mean, gwan? Ting? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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