Elmo responds to outpouring of angst on social media - BBC News

When the Sesame Street puppet asked how people were, thousands of social media users offloaded on him.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, After Elmo asked how everybody was doing on X, users responded with a torrent of traumaBy Noor NanjiCulture correspondentHow is everybody doing? The answer, it seems, is not great.

When Elmo, the Muppet, innocently asked people how they were on X (formerly Twitter), thousands of users replied, sharing their grief and despair.

The Sesame Street character has now responded, saying he's "glad he asked" and posting the hashtag "#EmotionalWellBeing".

US President Joe Biden agreed, posting: "Our friend Elmo is right: We have to be there for each other."

It all began with a casual question, posed by the much-loved children's TV character on Monday morning.

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