• Deceptichum@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    No they weren’t.

    They were created in the 60’s, the writer who head-cannoned they were gay wrote for them in the 80s.

    Officially and historically they are not gay.

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      11 months ago

      And it’s okay for them to be hetro life-mates, or bffs, or whatever. It’s okay for people to head cannon them as gay if they like, but all they were ever intended to represent was a kind and loving friendship between two dudes who were fundamentally different. By the same token, love, kindness, and actually being friends with your partner is important even in a romantic relationship. Bert and Ernie are good role models for any relationship really, as they were meant to be.