There's a Facebook campaign urging longtime Sesame Street residents Bert (the tall one) and Ernie (the short one) to get married. PBS issued this statement in response:
“Bert and Ernie are best friends,” the Sesame Workshop, the non-profit group responsible for the show, said in a Facebook message. “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.”
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