Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
If they aren't gay then they aren't gay. If it's with the intention of "making things gay to increase awareness of how gays are okay" then I'm not sure this is the way to go about it. If it's being shown to accepting families then they gain nothing. If it's being shown to less accepting families, they will tell their kids to turn off the show that has the homosexuals on it. Sadly. This would mean that young kids watch something other than Sesame Street, missing out on the values that exist within it, which would probably have made them more accepting of homosexuality anyway as they grew up... well, it'd help them, I guess, anyway. Hopefully.
But yeah, an interesting idea with good intentions I'm sure, but possibly not the best place to kick it all off. And I agree with the "if they aren't gay, they aren't gay" thing, too. I think it would be better with new characters rather than old ones.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
Regardless of if they really are or aren't I still think it would be cute
>bert and ernie
>not gay
Yeah okay you keep telling yourself that
Don't they already have a gay character?
They can't be gay unless they spend all their time giving each other buttsex HIV and molesting children. The Daily Mail told me so.
there was a picture here
I agree with BoB here. It's not really going to change anyone's view on the matter and they may even lose a good portion of their viewers who happen to be less accepting/not wanting to expose their children to LBGT yet.
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If they want to do it, I say do it. This is hardly changing the characters, while being a nice slap in the face to the LGBT-fearing populace
Here's the thing, how many romantic relationships are featured on Sesame Street at all?
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That's probably what will ultimately be the biggest factor here.
For the 1988 and 1989 seasons, the topics of love, marriage, and childbirth were addressed when the show presented a storyline in which the characters Luis and Maria fall in love, marry, and have a child named Gabi. Sonia Manzano, the actress who played Maria, had married and become pregnant; according to the book Sesame Street Unpaved, published after the show's thirtieth anniversary in 1999, Manzano's real-life experiences gave the show's writers and producers the idea.[139] Before writing began, research was done to gain an understanding of what previous studies had revealed about preschoolers' understanding of love, marriage, and family. The show's staff found that at the time that there was very little relevant research done about children's understanding of these topics, and no books for children had been written about them.[132] Studies done after the episodes about Maria's pregnancy aired showed that as a result of watching these episodes, children's understanding of pregnancy increased.[140][note 19]
Speaking of Sesame Street and romance, does anyone else remember back in the 80s when Sesame Street had that huge multi-episode storyline where like... two of the characters got married? I can't remember which two. It was two of the human cast members. They had a wedding and everything and it was a super big deal. My mom recorded it on VHS.
Gosh I kind of miss that show.
Edit: Oh man PGs you answered my question while I was still writing my post. xD
a likely excuse Piku. You probably just ignored my posts as usual
Fascinating and admirable on Sesame Street's part as always.
Hey, I remember that now! Well that answers my question.For the 1988 and 1989 seasons, the topics of love, marriage, and childbirth were addressed when the show presented a storyline in which the characters Luis and Maria fall in love, marry, and have a child named Gabi. Sonia Manzano, the actress who played Maria, had married and become pregnant; according to the book Sesame Street Unpaved, published after the show's thirtieth anniversary in 1999, Manzano's real-life experiences gave the show's writers and producers the idea.[139] Before writing began, research was done to gain an understanding of what previous studies had revealed about preschoolers' understanding of love, marriage, and family. The show's staff found that at the time that there was very little relevant research done about children's understanding of these topics, and no books for children had been written about them.[132] Studies done after the episodes about Maria's pregnancy aired showed that as a result of watching these episodes, children's understanding of pregnancy increased.[140][note 19]
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