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    Sesame Street Responds To Bert And Ernie Marriage Petition

    Sesame Street Workshop has come out and said that Bert and Ernie won't be doing the same.

    • "Bert and Ernie are best friends. 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."

    • - Sesame Street Workshop

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