Just Say “Non” to Evil Kermit

August 1, 2009 in Baby Clothes, Baby Haters, Designer, International Flair, Retro, That's Just Wrong with 4 Comments

I know, I know. Because the children’s clothing company Underten is French, I am supposed to fall in love with how wonderfully sophisticated their stuff is, and go on and on about elan or other such things.

And often, that would be true.

But this tee shirt for babies? It is so many kinds of wrong.

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Kids today already have a complete underappreciation for the fabulousness that was is Kermit the Frog. He is no longer part of Sesame Street (damn you Elmo!) and you can only catch Kermit’s gentle, philosophizing ways on DVD.

So, why are the French on a campaign to have Kermit scare the bejesus out of unknowing tots? Because Kermit looks completely deranged and like he is ready to bite you. Kermit would never bite you. He would put his skinny green arm around you and discuss the works of Diogenes, but bite? He would sooner have Animal play his head like a drum than bite someone. It just wasn’t his style.

Underten has also changed him from his beloved green to red. We all know that red is the color of anger, and Kermit rarely got mad. Maybe sometimes he didn’t like being green so much, but I don’t think he would have chosen red, either. Thanks, Underten, for making this unflattering choice without his input.

I understand that the ferocious, broken-toothed smile on various icons is a trademark design from Underten.  But if you malign Kermit, you have gone too far.

Free Kermit!

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About Glinda: Playing against type, Glinda lives in the West with her husband, eight year old son and year old daughter. She is in a constant state of worry that her wand is going to break at any moment.

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4 Responses to “Just Say “Non” to Evil Kermit”

  1. galadrium August 1, 2009 at 12:38 pm #

    That’s a pretty frightening looking shirt for adults, much less for kids. Maybe because of the frog leg cuisine they don’t want him to be too lovable and thus have their children cry during supper.

  2. raincoaster August 3, 2009 at 6:52 am #

    Elmo is behind this. You know it, I know it, the French know it.

  3. Pencils August 3, 2009 at 1:17 pm #

    It’s one thing to have Evil Bert, I always thought he was a loopy Muppet version of Felix Unger, but you’re right, Kermit is a symbol of all that is good in the world. Evil Kermit is wrong, wrong, wrong, and especially on a child. Whoever designed that needs to watch a lot of eps of the Muppet Show, stat!

  4. raincoaster August 3, 2009 at 11:56 pm #

    This would never have happened if Jim Henson were alive today.