Elmo from Sesame Street just wanted to know how you were doing. The answers that came then concerned the entire Sesame Street – and the US President. Image source: X-Account »Elmo«
It was a simple tweet, little more than a northern Europe one Good morning! How are you all?
But what followed certainly far exceeded the expectations of the Sesame Street staff behind Elmo’s X account.
Not only did half of Sesame Street quickly respond to the quasi-cries for help, no: Even US President Joseph Joe
Robinette Biden spoke up.
We’ll explain to you what’s going on!
One tweet, two sentences long…
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This text, just four dozen characters long, triggered a storm of interaction: as of late afternoon on January 31st, almost exactly two days later More than 175 million people saw the post and There have already been almost 13,000 answers so far.
What are the answers about?
Certainly not all, but a large proportion of the reactions can be described as statements of discomfort, if not outright summarized as cries for help. Users clearly understood Elmo’s post as an honest question about their well-being – not just a platitude.
We will not highlight individual tweets here, because behind each of the thousands of statements there is at least one affected person – often probably entire families and his or her circle of friends.
Anyone interested in what weighs on people’s souls is welcome to take a look.
Reactions to the flood of answers
Yesterday (January 30, 2024) Elmo spoke out with another post, which Sesame Street’s English-language X account also repeated:
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They also posted contact points and channels for people who need help with emotional and mental problems. And various other stars of the legendary children’s program also pledged their support, as X-User Alex Spahn puts together.
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From the White House, Washington, DC: On the afternoon of January 31st, even the resident of the most famous house of an executive took the stage: the US President Joseph Joe
Robinette Biden.
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Joe Biden – or his team on behalf of him – expressed understanding for the concerns and fears of the people behind the comments. And further:
Our friend Elmo is right. We have to be there for each other, we have to offer help to our neighbors in need and, above all, we have to ask for help ourselves when we need it ourselves.
Did you already know Elmo’s post? Did you perhaps already meet him online before our news? And do you find statements like those from the US President or his team to be honest or are they perhaps even remotely to be understood as an election campaign campaign? Feel free to write us your opinion in the comments, but please remain friendly and respectful to everyone – including President Biden.
