Bert and Ernie Are Not Gay-And Will Not Get Married

The Sesame Street Duo Will Remain Single, and Straight

Go to “change.org” and you will find a website devoted to fixing social injustice. A big chunk of the site is composed of petitions that users can sign as a way of voicing their opinions. One petition, specifically, has over six thousand people strong behind it. It is called “Let Bert and Ernie Get Married On Sesame Street.”

The idea behind the petition is that a marriage between the two puppets would help to show young viewers that gay marriage is okay. Of course, the desire for the ‘couple’ to get married arises from the assumption that they are actually gay. I don’t understand why two guys can’t just live together as friends. Whatever happened to ‘just friends?!” On the other hand, Bert and Ernie do seem kind of gay at times (the shirts and sleeping in the same bed.)

‘Sesame Street’ cleared the air. They released a statement explaining how, “Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets™ do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.”

Personally, I think that it would have been a solid gesture for Sesame Street to have staged a wedding. On the other hand, I can see why they chose not to. Hmmmmm.

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