Now That's Using the Old Noodle

You know, I'm really, really irritated. That's not an emotion I'm used to. Typically, I'm an easy-going, unruffled guy.
I tend to take life as it comes and not sweat the small stuff and all that other mumbo jumbo "let's take a positive view of life" philosophy. But, I'm irritated.
And I'll tell you why. It all has to do with Sesame Street. You've probably heard that the first couple of seasons of the popular kids TV show have been rated unacceptable for kids. Seems that Cookie Monster is too politically incorrect, as is Oscar the Grouch and a bunch of the other original characters.
Now, admittedly, that's asanine. But, that's not what irritates me. If these idiots who justify their jobs by making stupid rulings want to put an "Adults Only" rating on Sesame Street, who is it going to hurt? Not me. Not the producers of the show. In fact, the rating will probably make more people go out and buy the DVDs.
But, here's what gets me: If today's Sesame Street is so much more "acceptable," if it's so much more in-tune with people's feelings, if it's supposed to be a kinder, gentler Sesame Street, then why Mr. Noodle?
Have you seen Mr. Noodle? The original Noodle died of AIDS. And since I censor my own stuff, I won't comment on that. The new Noodle, actor/clown/mime, Bill Irwin is a good actor. But, as Mr. Noodle, he plays a mildly retarded guy. Really! I saw him trying to hold a violin. This brainiac couldn't tell the difference between his chin and his ear.
So, here's my question: Why is it politically correct, in the 21st century, to depict a retarded guy? Why is retarded okay when grouchy is taboo? I'll tell you why. It's because Mr. Noodle is an old white guy.
There, I said it. You see, in today's world, it's okay to make fun of old white guys. They deserve it. Old white guys have abused every non-old-white-guy group of people for centuries.
All of us old white guys used to own slaves, don't you know. At least, that seems to be the opinion of many. All of us old white guys belong to the Ku Klux Klan, mistreat women, abuse Hispanics, and, as a group, are responsible for global warming.
So, we deserve to be depicted as retarded. You couldn't show a young, black guy acting retardedly. Unless, of course, it was a movie produced, written, directed, and starring young black guys.
You couldn't show a retarded woman...no matter what color she happens to be. But when it comes to old white guys, piling on is allowed. And so, Sesame Street, when they want to do something that would probably be viewed as politically incorrect, just hauls out Mr. Noodle. Mr. Noodle can be as stupid as one would desire. He can prance around and point at his nose when asked where his chin is located. He can act downright foolishly. Because, of course, he's an old white guy.
I had considered the idea of starting an organization to be known as the NAAOWG. We were going to march and picket and demonstrate and protest and do all those cool things all the other groups do. Then it dawned on us that that would mean putting down the chips and dip, getting off the couch and going outside. Ouch. I guess Mr. Noodle isn't all that bad. He is kinda funny...even cute, if you will. So what if he can't identify the parts of his face. He's an old white guy. He doesn't have to. He can always hire a minority to do that for him.