****UPDATED: Monday August 15th--
An anonymous reader sent me a link: Thank you Anonymous! {See below}
An anonymous reader sent me a link: Thank you Anonymous! {See below}
Cocaine Princess here.
It has been an on~going hot topic for many years. Some say they are. Some some they aren't. The topic was most recently even discussed on a popular news show.
Are Bert and Ernie friends or are they a couple? According to one orgainization they are a couple:
Following New York state’s legalization of same-sex marriage an online campaign has started to pressure the Sesame Street Workshop to get Bert & Ernie married on Sesame Street. "We are not asking Sesame Street to do anything crude or disrespectful," reads the petition. "Let us teach tolerance of those that are different."
I checked just before posting this entry and 6,500 signatures have been collected so far.
Okay, I have 3 questions:
1} Who will officiate this same sex muppet wedding-- Statler and Waldorf?
2} Won't Miss Piggy fly into a jealous rage when she hears Bert & Ernie are getting married before her?
3} Doesn't Ernie's heart belong to his beloved rubber duckie?
Okay, I have 3 questions:
1} Who will officiate this same sex muppet wedding-- Statler and Waldorf?
2} Won't Miss Piggy fly into a jealous rage when she hears Bert & Ernie are getting married before her?
3} Doesn't Ernie's heart belong to his beloved rubber duckie?
When I was a little girl I watched Sesame Street quite a bit and to be honest I thought Bert and Ernie were brothers. {If anyone is wondering, The Count was always my favorite.}
Sesame Street responded with the following statement:
"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...they remain puppets."
That's right people, they are PUPPETS!
The target audience for Sesame Street is preschoolers. I hardly doubt children at that age are facing sexual identity questions. Why is it necessary to introduce the topic of sexual orientation at such a young age? Sheesh, why can't we let children be children?
Does anyone else think the petition is beyond ridiculous? I know I do.
In the video, Grover plays the opening flute on the track while Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster and Grover, once again, each take on the lines "You can't," "You won't" and "And you don't stop," respectively. Elmo plays a set of marching band drums while Ernie and Burt beat down on their own drum kits.
My loyal and dear readers it's finally Friday.
What can I say? I've been in Duran Duran mode all week.
Whatever your plans are have a twinkling weekend.~x
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
The target audience for Sesame Street is preschoolers. I hardly doubt children at that age are facing sexual identity questions. Why is it necessary to introduce the topic of sexual orientation at such a young age? Sheesh, why can't we let children be children?
Does anyone else think the petition is beyond ridiculous? I know I do.
****Monday August 15****
In the video, Grover plays the opening flute on the track while Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster and Grover, once again, each take on the lines "You can't," "You won't" and "And you don't stop," respectively. Elmo plays a set of marching band drums while Ernie and Burt beat down on their own drum kits.
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My loyal and dear readers it's finally Friday.
The forecast is calling for a full moon this Friday night so don't forget to go and get your howl-on!
What can I say? I've been in Duran Duran mode all week.
Whatever your plans are have a twinkling weekend.~x
XOXOXOXO,
Cocaine Princess
