Should have used the Teletubbies.
Oh that Tinkywinky. Should have been Twinkywinky, amirite?
Should have used the Teletubbies.
I'm not saying that Bert and Ernie are or are not gay BUT the image in that cover is the perfect capture of the equality movement.
The modern equality movement is considered to have begun with the Stonewall Riots in NYC June 28, 1969. Yes, there were other events prior but the riots are considered the start of the modern era. Sesame Street premiered November 10, 1969 and was reflective of a major metropolitan urban setting with a wide array of individuals. Bert and Ernie, both original characters, were set to live together in a basement apartment in a time when a gay couple on television (let alone a children's show) would be the end all. Like most couples of the time (and many still today), they were invisible in plain sight. Fast forward to today, and those same couples can now be officially recognized which is what the image is capturing.
If these are your original thoughts, I've just read the most insightful words ever written in the pit.
And here I was thinking Bert and Ernie were a take on popular 1968 movie, The Odd Couple.