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Bert & Ernie Celebrate Gay Marriage
Townhall.com ^ | June 28, 2013 | Todd Starnes

Posted on 06/28/2013 10:13:41 AM PDT by Kaslin

Next week’s cover is a painting of Bert and Ernie cuddling on a couch while watching the nine Supreme Court justices on television. The artwork is titled, “Moment of Joy.”

“It’s amazing to witness how attitudes on gay rights have evolved in my lifetime,” artist Jack Hunter, the artist told The New Yorker. The magazine said Hunter submitted the unsolicited artwork via Tumblr.

“This is great for our kids, a moment we can all celebrate,” he told the magazine.

In 2011 the Sesame Workshop addressed questions about the sexual orientation of Bert and Ernie in a Facebook posting.

“Bert and Ernie are best friends,” the statement read. “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 (as most Sesame Street Muppets™ do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.”

So that settles that.

I always thought the point of Sesame Street was to teach kids to get along — not to get it on.

And Lord only knows who Elmo is tickling.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: burtandernie; children; gay; gaymarriage; marriage; television; thenewyorker
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To: Blue Turtle
I was going to say, I wonder if they received authorization from PBS or whoever to use their likeness in this cover?

In all likelihood, they didn't. It's a gray area whether they need to-- it probably counts as "fair use." I suspect PBS won't sue them; they will try to avoid annoying any major bloc in Congress by saying that they didn't take sides, didn't authorize it, but didn't try to stop it.

21 posted on 06/28/2013 10:35:27 AM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Ripliancum

This isn’t PBS.


22 posted on 06/28/2013 10:37:53 AM PDT by Borges
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To: Kaslin

(“This is great for our kids, a moment we can all celebrate,” he told the magazine.)

Perhaps you can explain to me how a Government attempt to legitimizing a perversion is good for children!


23 posted on 06/28/2013 10:39:27 AM PDT by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I go to sign up for the American Revolution 2013 and the Crusades 2013?)
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To: Kaslin

Ok, so as of Wednesday, Green Bay’s professional football team now has the most offensive mascot name in sports, right?


24 posted on 06/28/2013 10:46:54 AM PDT by Dixie Yooper (Ephesians 6:11)
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To: wolfman23601

Dittos...


25 posted on 06/28/2013 10:48:25 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Iron Munro

“Anything the left can do to get kids introduced to the queer life they will do.”

That is not only the queers’ intent, but their motivation and purpose in life and in activism. They leave nothing safe, kids cannot turn on the TV even PBS, without seeing homo propaganda and now they cannot even read an issue of the New Yorker without the gay agenda being slapped in their face.

As Americans and Christians we want to protect our children but their is no safe place.


26 posted on 06/28/2013 10:51:04 AM PDT by Wellington VII
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To: DonaldC
PBS had to release the rights to do this I would think.

Not necessarily. You pretty much have free reign for "fair use" of anything if it is a parody. Thanks to the infamous Jerry Falwell "First Time" parody and resulting SCOTUS case from that slimeball Larry Flynt.


27 posted on 06/28/2013 10:57:29 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Kaslin
Russia just outlawed this kind of gay promotion crap to their kids
28 posted on 06/28/2013 11:05:09 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: Kaslin

Next up: Neil Simon announces that the The Odd Couple were actually gay.


29 posted on 06/28/2013 11:05:22 AM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: Dixie Yooper

Right you are! The Fudge Packers not the Meat Packers or the Cheese Packers. More offensive to me than any of those names related to Indians. Oh, I long for the return of the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. That was a great name.


30 posted on 06/28/2013 11:06:21 AM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: Kaslin

No more sunny days for my house!


31 posted on 06/28/2013 11:06:23 AM PDT by ealgeone (obama, border)
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To: Dixie Yooper

Right you are! The Fudge Packers not the Meat Packers or the Cheese Packers. More offensive to me than any of those names related to Indians. Oh, I long for the return of the Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers. That was a great name.


32 posted on 06/28/2013 11:06:57 AM PDT by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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To: Kaslin

NPR

Network for queers.


33 posted on 06/28/2013 11:29:51 AM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

LOL


34 posted on 06/28/2013 11:30:50 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: drypowder

Before you know it, kids will not be saying to their parents — “I think I’m gay”. They’ll be asking “Can I be gay too?”


35 posted on 06/28/2013 11:33:32 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: IbJensen

Nauseating Pickle Rangers.


36 posted on 06/28/2013 11:38:27 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Kaslin

Limiting marriage to one man and one woman is bigotry. Get your laws off women's bodies. Defend a woman's right to choose. Love is not a felony. Equal rights for all !!!

37 posted on 06/28/2013 11:54:54 AM PDT by sbMKE
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To: Iron Munro

38 posted on 06/28/2013 2:03:57 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Iron Munro

39 posted on 06/28/2013 2:06:31 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Can’t you just picture Bert and Ernie tossing around on the couch trying to find a place to shove their cloth encrusted pickle?


40 posted on 06/28/2013 2:49:32 PM PDT by IbJensen (Liberals are like Slinkies, good for nothing, but you smile as you push them down the stairs.)
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