{"id":898,"date":"2018-10-01T22:03:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T22:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/?p=898"},"modified":"2018-10-01T22:14:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T22:14:03","slug":"elementor-898","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesouthtexan.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/01\/elementor-898\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Bert and Ernie From “Sesame Street” Identify as Gay?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Man On The Street<\/h1>

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Should Bert and Ernie from “Sesame Street” identify as gay?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Name: Steven Nevarez<\/span><\/p>

Major: Marketing<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI think the idea of Bert and Ernie being identified as gay is much more than what they identify as, it\u2019s what we want to tell our children. As a homosexual male myself, I have always thought that I don\u2019t want to be identified by my sexuality. I figured it\u2019s a part of me, it\u2019s not… me.\u00a0Whether they are gay or not should not matter. Titles to them should not matter. It all boils down to what Sesame Street\u2019s ideals are.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Name: Katrina Sacurom<\/span><\/p>

Major: Political Science\/Criminology<\/span><\/p>

“For Sesame Street to acknowledge the sexuality of Bert and Ernie and make it an overt statement, I just overall think that would be good. I think its good for viewers and audiences to know that it\u2019s okay to be gay, and it\u2019s something super normal. The fact that they are incorporating that in the media is something that is hopefully going to be more apparent over time.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Name: Demetrio Chapa<\/span><\/p>

Major: Architectural Engineering<\/span><\/p>

\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be stated that they are gay. In the first place, this is a children\u2019s show and particularly for children younger than seven. It doesn\u2019t matter if they are exposed to it. This is just not something that they are going to take into consideration at that time. Other kids don\u2019t even think about dating other guys or liking other guys, they are just going to see each other as friends.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Name: Briana Chavez<\/span><\/p>

Major: Master of Education<\/span><\/p>

\u201cI don\u2019t think that it really matters, because children that watch that show don\u2019t identify with \u2018I\u2019m gay\u2019 or \u2018I\u2019m straight\u2019. They identify with the personality of the characters and their behavior. They like a character because of their characteristics and personality, not because they are gay. Not all gay kids will identify with them if they were to come out to be gay. Just as, not all straight kids will identify with the straight characters.”<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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