A petition has been started for a marriage that is not frivolous
A petition has been started for a marriage that is not frivolous
#1A petition has been started for a marriage that is not frivolous
Posted: 8/10/11 at 3:43pm
Although Sesame Street's creators have never said that the two characters are gay, viewers have long speculated that roommates Bert and Ernie are more than just friends.
Perhaps the petition, started by Illinois resident Lair Scott, was prompted by the changing tide in the U.S.: In June, New York became the sixth — and largest — state to legalize same-sex marriage. Or maybe people just want Sesame Street to continue with its progressive message that has seen the show deal with sensitive topics of race, death and self-acceptance. Some people might think that if Archie Comics can introduce its first gay character, then Sesame Street, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2009, should certainly let its two "gayest" characters marry.
On a side note:
But in the past Sesame Street has introduced a Latina Muppet as well as an HIV-positive Muppet, so producers aren't exactly ignoring cultural shifts.
Which muppet is HIV positive?
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Updated On: 8/11/11 at 03:43 PM
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/10/11 at 6:35pm
What about the two old coots whose names escape me now?
Fozzie & the swedish chef?
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Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#2A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/10/11 at 6:38pm
The HIV positive muppet was from an African version of Sesame Street.
Kami
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#3A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/11/11 at 9:44am
Fozzie is the bear. And the swedish chef is well....a chef.
The old guys names were Statler and Waldorf. I don't know if they were ever on Sesame Street. They were on The Muppet Show.
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#4A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/11/11 at 7:48pm
Staler & Waldorf lived together on Sesame Street.They just never came out.
Fozzie is Fozzie & the Swedish chef are a match made in heaven
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#5A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/11/11 at 8:03pmI gotta go with Roxy on this one.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#6A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/11/11 at 9:12pm
The marriage is not happening.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/08/11/sesame-street-bert-ernie-marriage/
#7A petition has been started for a marriage that is most certainly not 'frivolous'
Posted: 8/11/11 at 10:33pm
I guess I can return the blender. 
Beyoncé is not an ally. Actions speak louder than words, Mrs. Carter. #Dubai #$$$
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