It's been a long time since I've turned on an episode of Sesame Street. It's nice to know that some things don't change. Like Bert and Ernie. They are still best friends, even after 40 years. However, one thing that could possibly change is there marital status. That's right - Bert and Ernie could be officially made partners in the very near future.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/08/10/petition-underway-for-bert-and-ernie-to-get-married-on-sesame-street/?test=latestnews
Check out the above article from Fox News discussing the online petition to get the 2 together. Sesame Street has already made 'changes' to the show to make so called 'improvements'. Did you know that Cookie Monster got canned because he was promoting childhood obesity. Or that Oscar the Grouch was fired because he had anger management issues? It's ridiculous. Katy Perry can flash her boobs to your 5 year old but a puppet that lives in a trash can can't be in a bad mood. A fuzzy blue character is not the reason your kid is fat. It's because of the Sam's Club size pack of Oreos he just snuck into bed, or the box of macaroni she single handedly devoured for an afternoon snack. If anything they should've left him on there and made him check out by a heart attack....that'll at least prove a point. And poor Oscar getting blamed for low self esteems - - again leave him on there. Kids are getting babied so much these days no wonder there's been an increase in bullying. It's not really an increase in the actual negativity, but rather kids being weak and not being able to defend themselves. They aren't used to it. That's why we need assholes like Oscar around. But back to the point I guess.....
Bert and Ernie may be the best potential candidates on the show for a homosexual couple and they've been targeted as those roles for years, but predominately as a joke. I have no problem with the gay community. I know a handful of people who date their own sex and I think they should have the same rights as everyone else. But, and I don't say 'but' towards them but rather those looking to marry Bert and Ernie - - can't you introduce a new couple to the show, instead of mess with legends of Sesame Street. I mean, first of all, lets be honest. Would a gay man (even if he is a puppet) ever walk around with eyebrows, or brow, like Bert's? No. He wouldn't. And would his boyfriend ever wear a sweater like Ernie's. No, probably wouldn't be caught dead in it. Bert does rock a V-neck and they both seem to enjoy musical numbers, so some stereotypical details are evident, but really people? At what point do we stop? In 5-10 years when I have children of my own am I going to have to explain to my kid that Bert and Ernie are married and have adopted a black baby boy and an Asian baby girl and that one of them is in a wheel chair but its OK that they don't have health insurance because Medicare will take care of it and that everyone is happy on Sesame Street and they all happen to be the same weight because they eat healthy, etc, etc, etc.....
It's nonsense. Leave Bert and Ernie alone. In fact what I'd like to see is MTV pick up Cookie Monster and Oscar and make some sort of messed up "reality" show.
my name is wayne and i think that muppets should aways be friends back in 1970 kermit and fozzie were friends and thats how the muppet show got started but please don't let bert and ernie get married if they do get married then what will happen to sesame street back in the 80s every body started a rumor that kermit and miss piggy were getting married so my comment is muppets should not get married
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