While New York Magazine reported criticism of the presence of strong single women in the show, organizations like the National Organization for Women (NOW) expressed concerns that the show needed to be "less male-oriented".[43][48] For example, members of NOW took exception to the character Susan, who was originally a housewife.[100] They complained about the lack of, as Morrow put it, "credible female Muppets" on the show; Morrow reported that Henson's response was that "women might not be strong enough to hold the puppets over the long hours of taping".[101] The show's producers responded by making Susan a nurse and by hiring a female writer.[43]