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  • - Elmo wants to be an upstander to racism.

  • - Yeah, me too.

  • But, well, I don't know what to do.

  • - I know it can be hard.

  • How do you know

  • What to do

  • When you hear someone say

  • You're not good enough go away

  • - ♪ When someone is not let in

  • Because of the color of their skin

  • - ♪ How do you know

  • What to do

  • - ♪ Hey Elmo, how would you feel? ♪

  • If I said I don't like you

  • ♪ 'cause I don't like the color red? ♪

  • - ♪ Elmo wouldn't care what you said

  • ♪ 'Cause Elmo is proud

  • Proud to be red. ♪

  • - ♪ And Abby, what if I said that I think

  • You're better than Elmo because you're pink

  • - ♪ I'd tell you that it's wrong to say

  • My color makes me better in any way

  • And if anyone tried to make Elmo feel sad

  • ♪ I'd tell them he's the best friend I ever had

  • - Thanks Abby.

  • Elmo thinks if you're big or small

  • The way you look doesn't matter at all

  • - ♪ That's outstanding

  • You're upstanding

  • - ♪ I'm upstanding

  • - ♪ Elmo's upstanding

  • - ♪ We're upstanding

  • - ♪ That's outstanding

  • - ♪ In our hearts

  • We know what's right

  • And that's what makes our lives shine bright

  • Now we know

  • What to do

  • When we here someone say

  • You're not good enough

  • Go away

  • When someone is not let in

  • Because of the color of their skin

  • Now we know

  • What to do

  • Speak up

  • Say something

  • Don't give in

  • - So when you see something that's wrong

  • speak up and say that's wrong

  • and tell an adult.

- Elmo wants to be an upstander to racism.

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