Homosexualizing Sesame Street

Homosexualizing Sesame Street

The puppet and Muppet worlds are all atwitter over the latest “evidence” that Bert, one-half of the inseparable Bert and Ernie duo on “Sesame Street,” had finally found his way out of the closet.

Suspicions and rumors have circulated for years that Bert is, let’s just say a little light in the loafers, as in gay, and some Muppet-watchers were quick to pounce on a single word, actually a word contraction tweeted by Bert on Twitter as proof.

Way back on June 11, 2010, ”the famous puppet tweeted about the recent ‘A-Team’ remake by comparing himself to A-Team star Mr-T, saying, ‘Ever notice how similar my hair is to Mr. T’s? The only difference is mine is a little more “mo,” a little less “hawk.” ‘

Say what?

Now, most adult watchers of “Sesame Street”–let’s not get into why adults would be watching the show or why Ernie is usually not rumored to be gay–would assume Bert was referring to “mo” as in Mr.-T’s “mohawk” in describing his hairstyle but apparently, to those in the “mo” know, “mo” is an abbreviation for homo and Bert was actually outing himself on Twitter.

At least that’s what Ed Kennedy says on a gay, pop culture website, calling the use of “mo,” ”a nice little ‘in joke’ for the gays, and nobody else the wiser about those two adult Muppets who have shared a bedroom for 30+ years.”

Of course, that’s true of Bert and Ernie and their living arrangements. Another observer has noted that, “Bert and Ernie conduct themselves in the same loving, discreet way that millions of gay men, women and hand puppets do. . .
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