Mister Rogers received a letter from a blind girl who was concerned about his fish, as she had heard him mention them. Worried that they might not be getting fed, he started a heartwarming tradition. At the conclusion of each subsequent show, he would narrate, “I'm feeding the fish.”
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@fasc1nate Never lose hope. Never give up. Victory will be yours
@fasc1nate Even after 40 years after the last time I watched, I can sing that intro song without missing a beat. 🤣
@fasc1nate What a great feeling he has when he received the wheelchair
@fasc1nate Cute moment between siblings
@fasc1nate Here's her letter; «Dear Mister Rogers, Please say when you are feeding your fish, because I worry about them. I can't see if you are feeding them, so please say you are feeding them out loud.» Katie, age 5
🚨Everybody's Fancy"🚨 The song doesn't go into detail about sex, but it is a way to talk about the differences in bodies and how just because every body is different, that doesn't mean something is wrong. When people think about sex education, they often think about it on adult terms and experiences, so Rogers coming right out and giving an example of what sex education looks like for young kids was extremely progressive for the early 80s. In fact, he started singing this song in 1967, but in true Mr. Rogers fashion, he updated the lyrics in the early 90s. "Becoming more sensitive to gender issues, Fred Rogers slightly altered the third verse of this song for the 'You Are Special' CD release," according to The Neighborhood Archives. The original third verse read, "Only girls can be the mommies. Only boys can be the daddies," but the revised lyric read, "Girls grow up to be the mommies. Boys grow up to be the daddies." This may seem like a minor change, but it removes the binary of "only," which when accompanied with the second verse didn't account for people whose "fancy insides" didn't quite match their "fancy outsides." While we will never know how Mr. Rogers would speak on today's understanding of gender, based on his history, his change in lyrics and his thoughts around early introduction to sex education, it wouldn't be a jump to think he'd be in favor of kindness and compassion.
@fasc1nate This man is buying birds just to set them free..🐦❤️