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	Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:29 pm Post #21
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	I think that's somewhat ridiculous. Sexuality is a part of humans. Kids learn from the examples set before them, therefore is it wrong if their parents are hugging and kissing in front of them? Should their examples of healthy sexuality only be mirrored in hetro couples then? I think not. It doesn't need to be in their face, but I do think kids are much smarter about such things than we give them credit for.



CaptDennyCrane	Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:33 pm Post #22
There can be only one Posts: 8,660 Group: Klingon 5000 Post angel Member #5,893 Joined: September 6, 2009	VioletCloud Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:26 am I find everyonesi desire to make muppets have a sexual side kinda creepy... Hey Bert, guess what? .... What Ernie? DEEEZ NUUUTS !!!
	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.


Mojochi	Fri Aug 26, 2011 5:40 pm Post #23
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	Quote: Kids learn from the examples set before them, therefore is it wrong if their parents are hugging and kissing in front of them? Should their examples of healthy sexuality only be mirrored in hetro couples then? I never said that, but where in Sesame Street is sexuality really exhibited at all? I admit I haven't seen it in a while, but I seem to think some of the characters are even kind of androgynous. Sexuality hasn't really been a foreground issue on the show, nor need it be We're not talking exclusively about kids, but about the show & what it represents, & it has decided to not feature sexuality to any major degree I think if Ernie hugged or kissed Burt, in the context of a sketch, no one would have a problem with that, but to talk about them getting married is kind of silly, just as much as if we were talking about Big Bird & Snuffy getting married. I don't even know what sex Big Bird is, so how do we even begin defining them in a sexual way like this? You don't really have to



Moon	Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:35 pm Post #24
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	It is kinda silly, but I rather like how it works every one up.



Mojochi	Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:41 pm Post #25
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	I don't think anyone here is too worked up. Have you seen craziness over the subject elsewhere?



Mojochi	Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:42 pm Post #26
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	Now I'm imagining people ranting about puppet sodomy



stigmata	Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:55 am Post #27
Posts: 1,750 Group: 1000 post Angel Ent Member #6,007 Joined: March 26, 2011	Sesame Street is the best thing ever to come out of America. It made me who I am today.



magentastorm	Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:09 am Post #28
Randomer than you since 1992 Posts: 5,089 Group: Ships 5000 Post Member #3,684 Joined: July 28, 2008	I agree that insisting puppets on a children's show MUST be in a gay relationship just because they live together is exceptionally stupid, but since there are shows that represent chaste heterosexual relationships between puppets, (e.g Kermit and Miss Piggy on the Muppets) so there's no reason why people should suddenly start ranting OMG THEY'RE PUPPETS THEY CAN'T BE GAY!



stigmata	Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:50 am Post #29
Posts: 1,750 Group: 1000 post Angel Ent Member #6,007 Joined: March 26, 2011	You know in the old days they had no problem with the idea of two people of the same sex having close, non-sexual relationships. Even now, when I was in Little India in Singapore, I saw pairs of men holding hands and I very much doubt there was ever anything going on between them, it was just normal. We're hypersensitive about sexuality these days, for better and for worse.



CaptDennyCrane	Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:12 am Post #30
There can be only one Posts: 8,660 Group: Klingon 5000 Post angel Member #5,893 Joined: September 6, 2009	Mojochi Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:42 pm Now I'm imagining people ranting about puppet sodomy This was honestly one of the most fucked up things I ever saw



Moon	Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:24 am Post #31
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	magentastorm Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:09 am I agree that insisting puppets on a children's show MUST be in a gay relationship just because they live together is exceptionally stupid, but since there are shows that represent chaste heterosexual relationships between puppets, (e.g Kermit and Miss Piggy on the Muppets) so there's no reason why people should suddenly start ranting OMG THEY'RE PUPPETS THEY CAN'T BE GAY!



Moon	Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:25 am Post #32
Posts: 8,682 Group: 5000 post Angel Member #5 Joined: November 17, 2005	Mojochi Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:41 pm I don't think anyone here is too worked up. Have you seen craziness over the subject elsewhere? Maaaaaaaaaaaaybe.



wissaboo	Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:58 am Post #33
Posts: 25,676 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: November 16, 2005	stigmata Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:50 am You know in the old days they had no problem with the idea of two people of the same sex having close, non-sexual relationships. Even now, when I was in Little India in Singapore, I saw pairs of men holding hands and I very much doubt there was ever anything going on between them, it was just normal. We're hypersensitive about sexuality these days, for better and for worse. I agree. Every relationship has to be labeled and defined and put in a box. It's insulting to think that people can't relate on any level other than sexual.



AWOLangel	Sat Aug 27, 2011 12:26 pm Post #34
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	Mojochi Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:42 pm Now I'm imagining people ranting about puppet sodomy a big debate in texas i suppose.
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magentastorm	Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:38 pm Post #35
Randomer than you since 1992 Posts: 5,089 Group: Ships 5000 Post Member #3,684 Joined: July 28, 2008	Moon Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:24 am magentastorm Sat Aug 27, 2011 2:09 am I agree that insisting puppets on a children's show MUST be in a gay relationship just because they live together is exceptionally stupid, but since there are shows that represent chaste heterosexual relationships between puppets, (e.g Kermit and Miss Piggy on the Muppets) there's no reason why people should suddenly start ranting OMG THEY'RE PUPPETS THEY CAN'T BE GAY! Thanks



magentastorm	Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:45 pm Post #36
Randomer than you since 1992 Posts: 5,089 Group: Ships 5000 Post Member #3,684 Joined: July 28, 2008	wissaboo Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:58 am stigmata Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:50 am You know in the old days they had no problem with the idea of two people of the same sex having close, non-sexual relationships. Even now, when I was in Little India in Singapore, I saw pairs of men holding hands and I very much doubt there was ever anything going on between them, it was just normal. We're hypersensitive about sexuality these days, for better and for worse. I agree. Every relationship has to be labeled and defined and put in a box. It's insulting to think that people can't relate on any level other than sexual. Also agree. I get particularly annoyed that a lot of people think gay/bi people can't have platonic relationships with people of the same sex. I also can't stand people who get jealous over their partner's friends, as though it's just expected that liking someone means you want to jump them.



AWOLangel	Sat Aug 27, 2011 8:41 pm Post #37
Posts: 36,542 Group: DS9 Nirvana Member #25 Joined: January 17, 2006	wissaboo Sat Aug 27, 2011 6:58 am stigmata Sat Aug 27, 2011 3:50 am You know in the old days they had no problem with the idea of two people of the same sex having close, non-sexual relationships. Even now, when I was in Little India in Singapore, I saw pairs of men holding hands and I very much doubt there was ever anything going on between them, it was just normal. We're hypersensitive about sexuality these days, for better and for worse. I agree. Every relationship has to be labeled and defined and put in a box. It's insulting to think that people can't relate on any level other than sexual. i was thinking something similar a while ago. it used to be if two women or men were friends for 20-25 years people would say; "that's great!" now they say; "they must be homosexual."
	All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.--Abraham Lincoln


williamslakesm	Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:16 pm Post #38
Redneck Posts: 2,660 Group: Movie Era 1000 post angel Member #5,962 Joined: August 9, 2010	VioletCloud Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:26 am I find everyonesi desire to make muppets have a sexual side kinda creepy... Explain that to the pig and the frog!
	What?!?!?!?!


williamslakesm	Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:19 pm Post #39
Redneck Posts: 2,660 Group: Movie Era 1000 post angel Member #5,962 Joined: August 9, 2010	CaptDennyCrane Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:12 am Mojochi Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:42 pm Now I'm imagining people ranting about puppet sodomy This was honestly one of the most fucked up things I ever saw I love that song "all I ask is that you're a woman!!!!!"
	What?!?!?!?!


Mojochi	Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:32 pm Post #40
........................... Posts: 13,333 Group: Movie Era 10000 post spammer Member #1,478 Joined: November 14, 2007	williamslakesm Sat Aug 27, 2011 9:16 pm VioletCloud Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:26 am I find everyonesi desire to make muppets have a sexual side kinda creepy... Explain that to the pig and the frog! I'd think a pig & frog in a romantic relationship is creepy enough



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