Bert Comes Out of the Closet on Twitter: What About Ernie?

10.27.10

I love this update, how do you think they’ll handle it in the mainstream media? Will Ernie and Bert still have separate beds like Lucy and Ricky?

Were they just testing the waters?

I think it’s fabulous. Fab.U.Lous… and you can even do a little hand motion with that if you like.

  • http://3kidsandus.com Cat Davis

    I don’t get it.

    • http://JessicaGottlieb.com Jessica Gottlieb

      “mo” = hoMOsexual

  • http://www.kristibug.com Kristi

    I totally didn’t get it either.

  • http://www.lunchbucketbento.com/ Lisa

    It was originally tweeted back in June, so?

  • http://mikesays.wordpress.com mikesays

    I totally did the hand motion.

  • http://meandtheblueskies.com Preston

    As a gay man, I never use “mo” as a replacement for homosexual. I think it’s an outdated slang, something used in the 90′s like “he’s a big mo”. When I first read it, I thought more of Moe from the Three Stooges especially since it’s a hair style reference. Perhaps it’s a double-entendre designed to keep us all guessing. Is he or isn’t he? Only his puppeteer knows for sure…

  • http://lifeandtimesofstella.com Amber

    “Mo” is also slang for Mormon.

  • http://lastshredsofsanity.com Shan @ Last Shreds Of Sanity

    I did not get it either, until you clarified it. And so what if Bert is gay? I doubt any of the kids will care. But I really don’t see Sesame Street coming out and admitting it. I mean they wouldn’t even let Katy Perry’s segment air because of cleavage and you think they will out Bert?

    I’m still waiting for an admission that Peppermint Patty is gay. You’d think that after 50+ years the Schultz family would just say what we already know.