While analyzing Sesame Street: We’re Different, We’re the Same, I realized how much children’s media shapes the way kids think about fairness, identity, and other people. The video made me notice how easy it is for media to teach positive messages but still avoid deeper issues like racism or discrimination, which are important if we want kids to understand the real world. I learned that even well-meaning content can lean toward “colorblind” thinking by focusing only on similarities instead of celebrating differences and explaining why they matter. When I thought with a social justice lens helped me understand that kids notice differences early, so it’s better to guide them with truthful, age-appropriate conversations rather than pretending differences don’t exist. This process showed me how children might internalize messages: they could feel supported by the diversity shown in the video, but they might also miss the chance to learn about fairness or why some groups face unfair treatment.