Ernie & Bert Are Not Gay or Getting Married: Twitter Responds
Sesame Street’s statement on Ernie and Bert’s sexuality has caused an uproar on Twitter. See the best!
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It’s settled: Sesame Street’s bickering bunkmates Ernie and Bert are just friends. There has long been speculation that the cohabitating Muppets may be something more and a “mo”-referencing tweet in June 2010 was recognized as a subtle nod to the gay community. But Sesame Workshop released a statement on Thursday, insisting Ernie and Bert are nothing but puppets. “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,” read the statement via Facebook, a response to a petition on Change.org for Ernie and Bert to wed. Twitter users have been sending their responses in 140-character fury. From the sympathetic to the humorous, see what people are saying about the wedding that seemingly will never be.
#BertAndErnie People are petitioning for Sesame Street to marry Bert & Ernie. This fact is brought to you by the letters W,T & F.
— Panberry Farms (@panberryfarms) August 11, 2011
Way to deny Bert & Ernie's relationship, Sesame Street. Ricky Martin used to deny it too. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge ;)
— Jess (Jones) Jewett (@JJ9828) August 11, 2011
Not sure why we're singling out Bert & Ernie as gay when almost everyone living on Sesame Street has a dude's hand up their butt.
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) August 11, 2011
I worry about people who want pieces of felt to engage in sex acts and a lifelong commitment. #bertandernie
— LAST CHRISTMAS CZAR (@jiggatravels) August 11, 2011
You know, some people just live together as BFFs for life. Don't read so much into it. #bertandernie #janeanddollie
— jane o'donnell (@ddyw) August 11, 2011
petition to have #BERTandERNIE on #SesameStreet get married. love this! & Sesame St's in NYC, so its legal now! http://t.co/iAOqKpT
— Teddy Wilson (@TeddyWilson) August 10, 2011
I don't know if #BertAndErnie are gay but they should get married if it annoys intolerant & out of touch Michele #Bachmann! #TeaParty #GOP
— ♫ Stephanie ☤ ☮ (@KissStephanie) August 11, 2011
I think #bertandernie have the right to their privacy. Ain't nobody's business what goes on behind closed doors. Mind ur own p's and q's.
— TLD (@ladydior1) August 11, 2011
Can #sesamestreet address the homelessness issue on their show before the #bertandernie wedding? Oscar needs a home! He lives in a trash can
— Kelly Ku (@kkellyku) August 11, 2011
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