Bert & Ernie Are Still Not Gay, Say Sesame Workshop & Frank Oz

Date: September 18, 2018Author: Prof Frink 0 Comments

It seems Mr. Mark Saltzman was asked if Bert & Ernie are gay. It's fine that he feels they are. They're not, of course. But why that question? Does it really matter? Why the need to define people as only gay? There's much more to a human being than just straightness or gayness.

— Frank Oz (@TheFrankOzJam) September 18, 2018

Excerpt: “I created Bert,” says Frank Oz. “I know what and who he is.” And no, he isn’t gay.

Those old rumors about the Muppets pals were reignited earlier this week when former Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman told website Queerty that he “contextualized” Bert and Ernie as a couple based on his own relationship with film editor Arnold Glassman.

“I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing Bert and Ernie, they were,” Saltzman said when asked if the two Muppets were gay. “I didn’t have any other way to contextualize them.”

https://twitter.com/SesameWorkshop/status/1042117602678587395

Full article: Deadline.com

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