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Paging Sesame: Bert and Ernie share cuddly 'Moment of Joy' on The New Yorker's DOMA cover

https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/350604289229598721

No, not even Muppets can be spared a part in this culture war,” writes David Harsanyi at Human Events. In celebration of the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage decisions, The New Yorker debuted this cover, titled “Moment of Joy:

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https://twitter.com/silviakillings/status/350601302134382592

Ohhhhh. That kind of “roommates.”

We’re pretty sure puppets don’t have sexual orientations and can’t actually get married (but don’t tell Kermit and Piggy).

https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/350623666469474304

https://twitter.com/hale_razor/status/350613734131122176

Sesame Workshop doesn’t like it either. According to a 2011 statement, Bert and Ernie are most definitely not gay. Also, they’re Muppets.

“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.”

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But more importantly, why is it so dark in Bert and Ernie’s pad?

Can we get a fact check on this?

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