Student Outraged Over ‘Cowardly’ And ‘Inoffensive’ Commencement Speaker Kermit The Frog
Some University of Maryland (UMD) students are expressing outrage that commencement speaker Kermit the Frog will not give a politically charged speech at graduation on Thursday. Kermit was announced as the speaker in…
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About Kermit the Frog
Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created in 1955 and originally performed by Jim Henson. An anthropomorphic green frog, Kermit is the pragmatic everyman protagonist of numerous Muppet productions, most notably as the showrunner and host of the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show and a featured role on Sesame Street. He has appeared in other television series, feature films, specials, and public service announcements through the years. He also served as a mascot of The Jim Henson Company and appeared in various Henson projects until 2004, when the character was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.
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