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Change.org and their erotic blunder with Bert & Ernie

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Image via Wikipedia When I was 4, our  local  PBS  station  gave away stuffed Ernie dolls as part of its pledge drive. As soon as I saw the announcement, I did exactly as  WTTW   hoped I would: I ran to the other room and begged my dad to send money. Six weeks later, I got my very own Ernie doll.  Of all the  Sesame Street characters I loved, Ernie was my favorite. The way he wore his hair. The way he snickered. The way he bothered Bert. I was crazy about him.  And once I had my own sweater-striped Ernie, he became my favorite nighttime snuggle buddy. Unlike Bert, who had to sleep in the bed next to him, I got to hold Ernie right up in the crook of my elbow. I loved it. Maybe it’s because I have these fond memories of bedtime with Ernie that I reacted so weirdly to a recent online  petition  at Change.org urging the folks at Sesame Workshop (the creators of Sesame Street) to marry Bert and Ernie , as well as to introduce a...