i'm not going to reply to people replying to me about this so here's a blanket response if your reaction to bert & ernie being gay is "no because men need to be shown they can be affectionate without it being gay"
1. there is NO SHORTAGE of media in which men are affectionate without being gay* and here i will offer you a list from just one sector of media: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_film
