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Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but 91裸聊视频渞emain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.91裸聊视频� In a follow-up tweet, it says 91裸聊视频淪esame Street has always stood for inclusion and acceptance .91裸聊视频�

Please see our statement below regarding Bert and Ernie.

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The tweets came in response to an interview published Sunday by Queerty with Mark Saltzman, an openly gay former writer for 91裸聊视频淪esame Street.91裸聊视频� He says that when he was writing scenes with Bert and Ernie, he 91裸聊视频渁lways felt that without a huge agenda91裸聊视频� they were lovers .

91裸聊视频淎s we have always said, Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach pre-schoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves,91裸聊视频� read a statement from Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street.

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Reaction from the Twitterverse was fast and positive. Within 18 hours of the first tweet, more than 30,000 people had 91裸聊视频渉earted91裸聊视频� the statement.

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