Critic's Notebook

Will a fairy muppet be a good role model for girls?

By Joanna Weiss

Globe Staff / August 14, 2006

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Surely, Sesame Workshop knew what it was wading into. Once word got out that ``Sesame Street" was unveiling its first new female muppet in 13 years -- and that she would be colored pink, and dressed in fairy gear -- the opinion press started to rumble. Is Abby Cadabby a ``third-wave feminist," the kind empowered by high-heeled-shoes? Is she a ... (Full article: 637 words)