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Representation Matters! Times Square Elmo Missing a Leg for Disability Reasons, Definitely Not Because Unauthorized Costume Is Cheaply Made - The Squeaky Wheel

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TIMES SQUARE — The proportion of disabled characters in media, which is about 2.8%, increased just a little today, in the unlikeliest of places: the heart of 42nd street. The secondary Elmos you know and love skulk around the streets of the Big Apple with a vacant, off-putting look in their eyes and fur the color of a Kool-Aid stain. If you have $20 (and a desire to commit the experience to memory for life), you can get a photo with one of them!…
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thesqueakywheel.org broke the news in on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
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