Sesame Street Won't Allow Marriage

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Sesame Street Won't Allow Marriage; Bert & Ernie to remain "friends"
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Moon	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:01 pm Post #1
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	Bert And Ernie Gay Marriage? Sesame Street Says No Bert and Ernie will not be getting married. To each other, or anyone else. The demands of a petition calling for Bert and Ernie to get married, which has become an internet sensation in the last few years, has been gently denied by the Sesame Street Workshop, who issued this statement on their Facebook page: 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. This isn't the first time the organization has moved to deny a sexual relationship between their two roommate puppets; in June 2010, a tweet sent from the Sesame Street Twitter account from Bert that said his mohawk was more "mo" than "hawk" was suspected by bloggers to be a sort of coded acknowledgment of their relationship. Bloggers also took as a hint the large number of gay guest stars from that season, to which Sesame Street responded, "We've always reached out to a variety of actors and athletes and celebrities to appear on the show, and our programming has always appealed to adults as much as children."



VioletCloud	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:04 pm Post #2
Water Tribe! Posts: 18,370 Group: Admin Member #1,331 Joined: October 14, 2007	lol I disagree with the title of the thread.... its not that they "wont allow" its that the muppet characters dont have sexual orientation... I dont think Sesame street is ready for that anyway.... and if they were.. it would be better to introduce new characters ahhh.. I just got that it was a joke.. my bad!



MeliKoritsi	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:05 pm Post #3
L'Étoile du Nord Posts: 1,249 Group: TOS 1000 post angel Member #6,004 Joined: March 8, 2011	I think Bert and Ernie are totally gay, but I don't think we're likely to see a marriage anytime soon. Sesame Street hs always been very forward-thinking, but they also have to be able to reach both liberal familes and conservative ones. Quote: "We've always reached out to a variety of actors and athletes and celebrities to appear on the show, and our programming has always appealed to adults as much as children." Totally, The episode with NPH as the Fairy Shoe Person was legend wait for it dary.



Moon	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:07 pm Post #4
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	VioletCloud Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:04 pm lol I disagree with the title of the thread.... its not that they "wont allow" its that the muppet characters dont have sexual orientation... I dont think Sesame street is ready for that anyway.... and if they were.. it would be better to introduce new characters ahhh.. I just got that it was a joke.. my bad! Yes, just a joke!



slutpuppy	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:26 pm Post #5
Posts: 8,024 Group: Cardassian 5000 post angel Member #5,886 Joined: June 3, 2009	till the story breaks that they have been secretly married for years!!!!!!!
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CaptDennyCrane	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:31 pm Post #6
There can be only one Posts: 8,660 Group: Klingon 5000 Post angel Member #5,893 Joined: September 6, 2009	Hello No they should not get married and they are not gay. Bert and Ernie are the original Bro-mance .... followed by Felix Unger and Oscar Madison
	The unambiguous and defined essence of a truest friend, is a single soul, shared in two bodies. A person who completes you so, that it pains you when they hurt, and sustains you when they are with you, no matter how far.


williamslakesm	Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:58 pm Post #7
Redneck Posts: 2,660 Group: Movie Era 1000 post angel Member #5,962 Joined: August 9, 2010	Great, now that that is all cleared up, lets move on to the issue of Ernies chronic masturbation problem.
	What?!?!?!?!


Ltpondwater9	Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:41 pm Post #8
Tomahawk Chop Posts: 13,389 Group: Cardassian 10000 post spammer Member #1,768 Joined: January 9, 2008	CaptDennyCrane Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:31 pm Hello No they should not get married and they are not gay. Bert and Ernie are the original Bro-mance .... followed by Felix Unger and Oscar Madison That's what I always thought, until that Family Guy sketch.



wissaboo	Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:05 am Post #9
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	williamslakesm Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:58 pm Great, now that that is all cleared up, lets move on to the issue of Ernies chronic masturbation problem. eww picturing the combination of that and fun fur



jadziaezri	Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:10 am Post #10
Well?!?! Posts: 6,485 Group: Angel Classic 10000 Member #1,317 Joined: October 9, 2007	in my opinion ernie and bert are kids. They don't have sex and are just best friends. Like I said, my opinion.
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wissaboo	Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:52 am Post #11
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	jadziaezri Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:10 am in my opinion ernie and bert are kids. They don't have sex and are just best friends. Like I said, my opinion. that's mine too



Moon	Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:02 am Post #12
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	How many kids live in their own apartment? o_0



Ltpondwater9	Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:07 am Post #13
Tomahawk Chop Posts: 13,389 Group: Cardassian 10000 post spammer Member #1,768 Joined: January 9, 2008	Moon Thu Aug 18, 2011 8:02 am How many kids live in their own apartment? o_0 Yeah, really. Especially one in Manhattan. Well, since they've probably lived there since the late 60's/early 70's it's may be rent controlled but still, even a rat infested apartment in Manhattan rents for a pretty penny these days.



STF	Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:26 pm Post #14
Posts: 848 Group: NuTrek Wench Member #6,015 Joined: April 18, 2011	Now you can't tell me that this isn't a little suspicious: Now, by the looks of things, short guy there (I've forgotten which is which) Has a bit of a thing going for the taller guy, but tall guy looks like hes about to slap him silly. I don't think its a two way thing, just a one way thing!



jadziaezri	Sat Aug 20, 2011 5:03 am Post #15
Well?!?! Posts: 6,485 Group: Angel Classic 10000 Member #1,317 Joined: October 9, 2007	DarkLord Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:26 pm Now you can't tell me that this isn't a little suspicious: Now, by the looks of things, short guy there (I've forgotten which is which) Has a bit of a thing going for the taller guy, but tall guy looks like hes about to slap him silly. I don't think its a two way thing, just a one way thing! ^ ^ Bert Ernie
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Mojochi	Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:31 pm Post #16
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	Never understood why so much must be read into things like this. It's a couple puppets. There existence on the show is to help facilitate an understanding in young children of the dynamics & facets of friendship. It's a social aid, in entertainment form. I don't recall anything in their actions to suggest a deeper relationship beyond that. Puppets



joyofvgr	Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:27 am Post #17
Hand Drawn by CaptDennyCrane Posts: 641 Group: Capt. Archer's Wench Member #5,845 Joined: February 17, 2009	They also resemble comedy partners of the past. The tall thin Straight guy and short fat funny guy. Like Abbot and Costello for example. However, I always found Sesame Street to be progressive, so I always assumed they were gay and would eventually come out of the closet.



Moon	Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:42 am Post #18
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	Mojochi Tue Aug 23, 2011 11:31 pm Never understood why so much must be read into things like this. It's a couple puppets. There existence on the show is to help facilitate an understanding in young children of the dynamics & facets of friendship. It's a social aid, in entertainment form. I don't recall anything in their actions to suggest a deeper relationship beyond that. Puppets But what your suggesting is really how we as a society should view sexuality, just a part of the entire dynamic of an individual, and not the big definition that is made out of fear and ignorance. In the HP books Dumbledore is seen as a kindly, wise figure, the greatest wizard of his age. He also happens to be gay. This was not revealed by the author because it's not necessary to make this blatant, because it's an aspect of the person, not the entirety. It only came out when the screenwriters in the film wanted to use a reference to a past love, knowing JK Rowling has extensive backstories for her characters they asked for something to use and her response was "Dumbledore is gay" (this is obvious if you read year 7). The point is, they may indeed be gay, and so what if they are? Perhaps the greatest example they are setting for the viewers who are able to see the program is that its not harmful in any way for two men to be great friends, and live together.



VioletCloud	Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:26 am Post #19
Water Tribe! Posts: 18,370 Group: Admin Member #1,331 Joined: October 14, 2007	I find everyonesi desire to make muppets have a sexual side kinda creepy...
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Mojochi	Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:26 pm Post #20
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	The real point is that they are puppets created for a children's show, a very young children's show. Reading sexuality into these characters which, unlike something more involved & mature as Harry Potter, is rather disturbing. So I agree with Violet there. I find it hard to believe that whenever they were created, the creator was deliberately developing them as gay, instead of just friends, & comedy partners Which means that somehow, after the fact, more adult minded people have projected onto these characters their idea of what gay is or the stereotypes they associate with homosexuality, which is rather prejudicial, frankly It's a silly little parody on what the characters really are imo, & in that way, not all that harmful, but not to be taken seriously either



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