People Are Having Absolute MELTDOWNS Over "Sesame Street's" Pride Message

by · BuzzFeed

Posted 3 minutes ago

Happy Pride, y'all!

Ajr_images / Getty Images

It's that time of year when some companies change their logos and conservatives absolutely MELTDOWN over it.

MLB/x.com

Sesame Street is no stranger to the phenom!

NBC / NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images

Last year, people LOST THEIR GD MINDS when they posted this message:

sesamestreet/x.com

Seriously, they couldn't handle those furry creatures holding hands.

X

"When is straight month?" they screamed.

X

So, this is apparently a new tradition, because they did it again. Here's this year's message:

sesamestreet/x.com

Like clockwork, the haters came out:

sesamestreet/x.com

It's a madlibs of "I DON'T LIKE THIS!!"

Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Images

"This is abhorrent."

sesamestreet/x.com

"This is a great reason to never allow children to watch your programming."

sesamestreet/x.com

Annnnd, the classic, "Are you into grooming kids these days?"

Xsesamestreet/x.com

Fear not, not everyone is triggered by a group of colorful muppets!

Photology1971 / Getty Images

One person wrote, "Sesame Streets always been based asf."

Scoots1293/x.com

Another person thanked them, saying, "The fact they keep posting this and showing support to the community even though the loons on twitter attack them... Icons."

ProphecyGay/x.com

And lastly, this gem: "Every year they do this and get tons and tons of backlash for it, but they never ever back down. I have so much respect for the entire Sesame Street crew for this."

MarioMan85/x.com

Just wait till someone tells these people, they're, you know...

Tristar Media / Getty Images

Looking for more LGBTQ+ or Pride content? Then check out all of BuzzFeed's posts celebrating Pride 2026.

Comments