Sesame Street releases ‘proud of your eyes’ video as a way to combat anti-Asian bigotry

Sesame Street is taking on anti-Asian bigotry in a new educational video released this week dubbed “proud of your eyes.”

The video, released through Sesame Workshop, featured one of the show’s newest Muppets Wes, who was introduced earlier this year to help combat racism, and long-time cast member Alan, a Japanese-American store owner who first appeared on the show in 1998.

In the video, Wes and Alan comfort Analyn, a Filipino American, who was bullied on the playground because of the shape of her eyes.

The group then sing a song together, encouraging Analyn to be proud of her facial characteristics.