There has been yet another twist in the saga over Bert and Ernie’s sexuality.
Former “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman said his recent comments about the famed children’s show characters were misconstrued in the “uproar.”
“As a writer, you just bring what you know into your work,” he said in an interview with the New York Times on Tuesday. “Somehow, in the uproar, that turned into Bert and Ernie being gay. There is a difference.”
Also Read: Michael Rapaport Fumes Over Ernie and Bert Sexuality Debate: 'You Sick F--s, You!' (Video)
“They are two guys who love each other,” he said. “That’s who they are,” added Saltzman, saying that the puppet duo’s relationship is simply an example of love, likening it to “poetry. It’s what you need it to be.”
Saltzman told The New York Times that he does think “Sesame Street” should introduce...
Former “Sesame Street” writer Mark Saltzman said his recent comments about the famed children’s show characters were misconstrued in the “uproar.”
“As a writer, you just bring what you know into your work,” he said in an interview with the New York Times on Tuesday. “Somehow, in the uproar, that turned into Bert and Ernie being gay. There is a difference.”
Also Read: Michael Rapaport Fumes Over Ernie and Bert Sexuality Debate: 'You Sick F--s, You!' (Video)
“They are two guys who love each other,” he said. “That’s who they are,” added Saltzman, saying that the puppet duo’s relationship is simply an example of love, likening it to “poetry. It’s what you need it to be.”
Saltzman told The New York Times that he does think “Sesame Street” should introduce...
- 9/19/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
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