Talk:Ernie (Sesame Street)

message: I removed the It's a Wonderful Life reference, as Henson said specifically that the names are NOT from the two supporting characters in that movie. It says this in Bert and Ernie  - DavidWBrooks 11:56, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  no homage 

message: I (hopefully) improved the language in the section titled "Rumors of Homosexuality" (previously titled "Bert and Ernie are Gay").
===Homosexual rumor===
A few weeks ago, a contributor removed the "Rumors of Homosexuality" entry to this article. His rationale, according to the history, was that "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a rumor mill." In response, I say this is a urban legend, not a rumor; and the fact is, this urban legend exists; it is not rumormongering merely by restating it. The link I had provided was to snopes.com, a reputable Web site that reports the factual veracity of urban legends such as the one concerning the relationship between Bert and Ernie. The author of the article used nine sources - including the New York Times and USA Weekend to create the article (scroll to the very bottom of the article); to be sure, she sure didn't make it up out of thin air or base it on her personal opinion. I say the "Rumors of Homosexuality,"  along with the link to the snopes.com article, ought to go back in. [[Briguy52748 16:25, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that snopes.com is a reliable enough source for urban legends and such; furthermore, the fact that Sesame Workshop had to issue a press release denying the urban legend shows that it's noteworthy.  Not to mention the Avenue Q connection!  I'll restore the section. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:14, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Your thoughts were exactly what I was planning to add, Josiah, had no one restored it yet. Anyhow, I have renamed the subsection "Sexual orientation" to dispel any unintended notions. [[Briguy52748 19:21, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  rumors 

message: A few weeks ago, a contributor removed the "Rumors of Homosexuality" entry to this article. His rationale, according to the history, was that "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a rumor mill." In response, I say this is a urban legend, not a rumor; and the fact is, this urban legend exists; it is not rumormongering merely by restating it. The link I had provided was to snopes.com, a reputable Web site that reports the factual veracity of urban legends such as the one concerning the relationship between Bert and Ernie. The author of the article used nine sources - including the New York Times and USA Weekend to create the article (scroll to the very bottom of the article); to be sure, she sure didn't make it up out of thin air or base it on her personal opinion. I say the "Rumors of Homosexuality,"  along with the link to the snopes.com article, ought to go back in. [[Briguy52748 16:25, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that snopes.com is a reliable enough source for urban legends and such; furthermore, the fact that Sesame Workshop had to issue a press release denying the urban legend shows that it's noteworthy.  Not to mention the Avenue Q connection!  I'll restore the section. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 05:14, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Your thoughts were exactly what I was planning to add, Josiah, had no one restored it yet. Anyhow, I have renamed the subsection "Sexual orientation" to dispel any unintended notions. [[Briguy52748 19:21, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Homosexual rumor

message: There is nothing in here but speculation on unfounded and irrelevant rumors. I actually looked up Ernie to try and remember an album I had as a kid. Like the creators of the show said, they are asexual. The idea that people can't get past that is yet another example of how American society is operating at about a 7th grade intelect. —Preceding unsigned comment added by  76.196.109.55  (talk • contribs)  19:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I realize this post is more than 18 months old, but a note to all contributors: If you believe this (or any other page) is "the worst" on Wikipedia, or is otherwise in need of cleanup, please be bold and improve it to how you see fit. The homosexual rumor statement was sourced and has the sourced counter-argument; I do not know how more clearly that it can be stated. Nowhere in this article does it state that "Ernie and Bert are gay" as fact. Nowhere. [[Briguy52748 (talk) 16:32, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is the worst page I've ever found in Wikipedia. 

message: Is this character the primary topic?  There could be a US systemic bias here.  There are some other omportant meanings, including the Premium Bond machine, and Ernie Wise, famous British comic. PatGallacher (talk) 09:56, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Primary topic 

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message: Where does it say that Ernie's Filipino? I can't find anything anywhere that serves as verification that it's more than rumor, and it bugs me. Tyrekecorrea (talk) 21:49, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Ernie's Nationality