These kids don't need muppets to learn - they need teachers and food and shelter! And to return to the lands they inhabited for hundreds of years.

I do think representation matters, and I learned a lot from Sesame Street myself, but the fact that they focus-tested these characters with refugees doesn't quite feel right.

I would like to see some Zapatista and NPA muppets while they're at it.

I read this article while learning more about the Rohingya, and was sadly not surprised to see how the Brits 'rewarded' them for their support in WW2. The Anglos never waste a chance to destabilize a population.

The British also promised the Rohingya separate land – a “Muslim National Area” – in exchange for support. During the Second World War, for example, the Rohingya sided with the British while Myanmar’s nationalists supported the Japanese. Following the war, the British rewarded the Rohingya with prestigious government posts. However, they were not given an autonomous state.