Bert and Ernie 鈥� yes, Sesame Street's Muppets 鈥� have been thrust yet again into the gay marriage debate.
This time, for its July 8 and 15 issue, The New Yorker decided to use an illustration of Bert and Ernie for their coverage of the . The illustration shows Bert and Ernie cuddling on a couch while watching what seems to be TV news coverage of the court's decisions:
The illustrator called next week's cover "Moment of Joy."
"It's amazing to witness how attitudes on gay rights have evolved in my lifetime," . "This is great for our kids, a moment we can all celebrate."
As you can imagine, the cover already has people talking. : " 'New Yorker' Outs Bert and Ernie."
Jordan Weissmann, of The Atlantic, : "Fact error by the : Bert and Ernie could not have watched the court ruling on TV."
Of course, , Sesame Workshop says the two male Muppets who share a house and a bedroom are just friends.
"Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets鈩� do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation," the workshop said.
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