captured a screen shot of the divergent appellations for the Sesame Street characters. Ernie's bio claims he is the "friend" of Bert, while Bert's says he is the "roommate" of Ernie."Brutal," Valondar captioned.
Bert and Ernie, longtime roommates on the PBS children's show, have long been perceived to be a gay couple by members of the LGBTQ+ community, who saw the nature of their relationship as coded for a less tolerant time.
This theory seemed to be confirmed by gay Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman, who asserted they were a "loving couple" in 2018.Afterward, Sesame Workshop — the nonprofit organization that produces Sesame Street — pushed back against Saltzman's assertion and maintained that they were just "best friends." The comment.