We’ve seen “Little Amal” before — it’s not something you forget. Amal is a Syrian refugee, but CNN manages to tie her visit to New York City to the migrants who’ve been bused in from Texas:
She’s dodged protesters in Greece, met the pope at the Vatican and posed beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Now a 12-foot-tall puppet is bringing her message to the United States as she walks the streets of New York City.
Artists created Little Amal, whose name means hope in Arabic, to raise awareness about refugee children. Organizers of the theatrical project describe the puppet as a 10-year-old Syrian refugee searching for her uncle. She first made headlines as she trekked across Europe last year.
Now she’s drawing big crowds in the Big Apple at the same time as a growing number of asylum-seekers are arriving on buses from Texas.
Did you know there are people who actually major in puppetry in college? They’re a special sort of person.
The View introduced a giant nightmare-inducing puppet named "Lil Amal", calling it a "powerful symbol for human rights." pic.twitter.com/l3iI3L4YwY
— J.W. Gibbons (@JoelWGibbonsV) September 29, 2022
What the Hell is that.
— BRADEN J. ELLIS (@TheBradenEllis) September 29, 2022
— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) September 29, 2022
The latest adaptation of Wicker Man is LIT!
— chad stenzel (@realchadstenzel) September 29, 2022
So… when is this scheduled? pic.twitter.com/ERdQAbKiH0
— R.J. Diepenbrock (@rjdiepenbrock) September 29, 2022
So … their idea of a powerful female symbol is … a giant puppet with an Attack on Titan smile. https://t.co/1PE0faL5VL
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 29, 2022
It looks like something out of "Attack on Titan." pic.twitter.com/kgGmSetdpB
— Tom Garrett (@TheAxisOfEgo) September 29, 2022
— Ken Jones (@KenJones81) September 29, 2022
That is creepy.
— 🇺🇲GrandMomsterMel🇺🇸 (@MomsterMel) September 29, 2022
Kill👏it👏with👏fire👏
— Dirk Hardpec (@Eat_punchbeef) September 29, 2022
One of my first memories is of going to a puppet show where there was a Diana Ross puppet like this. I'd never truly known fear until that day.
— Bolus of Gubbins (@jeffayc) September 29, 2022
By "powerful symbol," I assume they mean "something that most of us don't care about, will probably never see again, and if we do see it again we'll give it a funny look; and it will give children nightmares"
— JeffC (@JeffChrz) September 29, 2022
— Kelsie MC (@Starbie888) September 29, 2022
— Michael Strawn (@LifeInCharts) September 29, 2022
— Craig Millar (@CCraigMillar) September 29, 2022
This is an old “doll.” It was originally introduced at the United Nations years ago. The View is recycling it for some reason.
— Christopher (@christopher_981) September 29, 2022
Because it was in town.
— RepublicanDore (@RepublicanDore) September 29, 2022
I've seen this thing making the rounds. I don't get the appeal. It's just a giant, creepy looking puppet🤷 I don't see how it's special or original, or why they think people will fall in love with it, how is it "powerful", how does it help anything exactly? 🤔😐
— Jennifer (@JennsPolitics) September 29, 2022
It’s like Greta Thunberg — it has this huge, unearned influence and manages to meet with the pope of all people. It certainly is a powerful symbol of human rights, though.
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Update:
It gets creepier!
With the puppet looming over the cast, Whoopi angers it by not having a cookie to feed it. Joy tries to appease it with a Tic Tac pic.twitter.com/heXEXwd6fC
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) September 29, 2022
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 29, 2022