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==Overview==
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[[category:claims]]This page discusses the long-disproven claim that the Muppet (hand-puppet) characters named Bert and Ernie on the children's television show ''Sesame Street'' were intended to represent a [[homosexual|gay]] couple living together. In respose to pressure from the [[religious right]], ''Sesame Street'' had the two move into separate quarters, and they are almost never seen on the show anymore despite their popularity ''(this from hearsay; confirmation needed)''.
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==Discussion==
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==About==
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This page discusses the long-disproven (and highly irrelevant) claim that the Muppet (hand-puppet) characters named Bert and Ernie on the children's television show ''Sesame Street'' were intended to represent a [[homosexual|gay]] couple living together. In respose to [[anti-gay]] pressure from the [[religious right]], ''Sesame Street'' had the two move into separate quarters and they are almost never seen on the show anymore despite their popularity ''(this from hearsay; confirmation needed)''.
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==Conclusions==
 
If this fracas had happened more recently, its would surely be deserving of an [[Issuepedia:Wacky Award|Issuepedia Wacky Award]].
 
If this fracas had happened more recently, its would surely be deserving of an [[Issuepedia:Wacky Award|Issuepedia Wacky Award]].
  
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* '''Wikipedia''': [[wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]]
 
* '''Wikipedia''': [[wikipedia:Bert and Ernie|Bert and Ernie]]
 
* [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/gaymuppet.asp Snopes]
 
* [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/gaymuppet.asp Snopes]
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