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BERT AND ERNIE CUDDLE OVER DOMA RULING
'This is great for our kids, a moment
we can all celebrate'
June 28 2013 Published: 1 hour
ago
In
the hotly contested debate over whether “Sesame Street” characters Bert
and Ernie are homosexual, the iconic puppets have apparently come out of the
closet on the latest
cover of the New Yorker magazine.
The famous characters are depicted snuggling
up together in front of a TV while looking at an image of the Supreme Court
justices in their black robes.
“It’s amazing to witness how attitudes on gay
rights have evolved in my lifetime,” said Jack Hunter, the artist behind the
cover. “This is great for our kids, a moment we can all celebrate.” Hunter
calls the image, “Moment of Joy.”
There have long been rumors about the nature
of Bert and Ernie’s relationship.
When same-sex marriage was legalized in the
state of New York in July 2011, an online petition urged the fictional
characters, who serve as a teaching tool for young children, to tie the knot.
Sesame Street responded to the
petition by releasing
a statement describing Bert and Ernie as “best friends.”
“They were created to teach preschoolers that
people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves,”
the 2011 statement said. “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.”
Sesame Street has not yet commented on the New
Yorker cover.
We're almost there, folks. No matter what happens, we must remain calm and avoid any situations with the potential to get out of control and erupt into violence. We must let those behind the scenes execute the agreed-upon plan to restore our freedom.
