I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Elmo deserved better.
Why, you ask? Because on Monday, Elmo — the beloved Sesame Street character and the last bastion of goodness and kindness in this world — was given the trauma dump of all trauma dumps by the internet at large.
It all started when Elmo — sweet, innocent Elmo — asked Twitter on Monday morning how things were going. And folks, the answer is not great! Whether it be overall world weariness of the general state of things in 2024 or you’re a Detroit Lions fan still reeling from the team’s NFC title game collapse, the internet at large is just not feeling too hot right now.
Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?
— Elmo (@elmo) January 29, 2024
And you know what? I get it. It’s late January. It’s cold outside. I haven’t seen the sun in days and I could use the world’s longest nap right about now. But thanks to the internet, Elmo is now traumatized after bearing the weight of the world’s problems on his little red shoulders. Even Sesame Street‘s Twitter had to step in on Elmo’s behalf to send out a very important reminder about mental health!
Thank you, @Elmo, for checking in with a reminder for us to pause and take a mindful moment to focus on how we’re feeling. For #EmotionalWellbeing resources and more, visit @SesameWorkshop:https://t.co/sNuUmq73i5 https://t.co/CkooNXI11L
— Sesame Street (@sesamestreet) January 29, 2024
You deserve better, Elmo. Thank you for listening to our problems when no one else will.
Here's how Twitter responded to Elmo's well-intentioned tweet
Me getting ready to trauma dump on Elmo https://t.co/deeCrnYieo pic.twitter.com/PwYNXYevGs
— Theo Gary (@TheoGary) January 29, 2024
Elmo checking in: https://t.co/RGyDWryjt4 pic.twitter.com/8jxxsbIDM9
— Srah (@starsinmargins) January 29, 2024
Elmo’s social media manager reading all the responses like
pic.twitter.com/QxFiryPVFX https://t.co/WtWz2NzxXe— 👽brittny pierre🪩 (@sleep2dream) January 29, 2024
elmo reading how everybodys doing https://t.co/R4LKggpGwQ pic.twitter.com/MvrYZUPq65
— Matt Post (@MattPostSaysHi) January 29, 2024
https://t.co/OU2VDLZCui pic.twitter.com/uSXaUFco6W
— Grant Ginder (@GrantGinder) January 29, 2024
https://t.co/nRsxWX4QEo pic.twitter.com/PikYRWU800
— Dionne Warwick (@dionnewarwick) January 29, 2024
https://t.co/FnaqulcRPu pic.twitter.com/1L17X5xDzc
— JB 🪩🐻🍉 (@JBfromDC89) January 29, 2024
Elmo was just checking in. He didn’t ask for all this.
— Muppet History ❄️ (@HistoryMuppet) January 29, 2024
We've been better, Elmo https://t.co/2pMHZ9vkv3
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) January 29, 2024
Elmo seeing all the responses 💀😂 https://t.co/xT1qhXSciL pic.twitter.com/ww8tcMHnht
— ZDragon (@IBZDRAGON) January 29, 2024
Elmo each day the abyss we stare into grows a unique horror. one that was previously unfathomable in nature. our inevitable doom which once accelerated in years, or months, now accelerates in hours, even minutes.
however I did have a good grapefruit earlier, thank you for asking https://t.co/svATFv7ek8
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) January 29, 2024
resisting the urge to tell elmo that i am kinda sad https://t.co/v14zfojnnU
— rachel zegler (she/her/hers) (@rachelzegler) January 29, 2024
About like this, Elmo: https://t.co/ok5z2B34iZ pic.twitter.com/cDWOg86VZM
— Tor Books (Check Mark) (@torbooks) January 29, 2024
Elmo I’ve got to level with you baby we are fighting for our lives https://t.co/ZEhFy0yA08
— Nat Queen Coal 🪨💎 (@NatashaOladokun) January 29, 2024
but now elmo knows to never ask to see the darkness in a pitch black room because the darkest darkness is inside our hearts. https://t.co/5BU0djsDDx
— Desus MF Nice💯 (@desusnice) January 30, 2024
