On Monday's episode of The Real, the ladies debated whether or not having a gay couple is apropriate on a children's show. Check out the video or read the transcript below from Madamenoir:
Tamera: I know that when I was watching Sesame Street as a kid, it was one of my favorite shows. I wasn’t really thinking about the genitalia and what they were doing sexually as a kid. They’re puppets. But as a parent, I’m like, what are you teaching my child? Are you teaching my children how to love one another? Are you teaching my children how to be friendly and create amazing friendships? That’s what really matters. I don’t care if they’re brown, yellow, orange — whatever. What is the message?
Jeannie: I hear what you’re saying, but I disagree because they do care. And your kids are learning -
Tamera: At five years old and at three years old, my daughter isn’t thinking —
Jeannie: Let me finish.
Tamera: …Oh ok!
Jeannie: Let me finish really quick. All I’m saying is, I was that girl. I learned how to speak English —
Tamera: I’m speaking for my kids and my experience, so you can speak from yours.
Jeanie: I’m just saying, Tam. For me, I had to learn from them, too. I learned watching Sesame Street how to speak English, and Bert and Ernie were my best friends. I believed in them and I learned from them, how to have a healthy and happy relationship. I learned how that relationship works. So when Sesame Street says they’re not gay, it says to me that being gay is not OK. That’s the problem. That’s the problem with this situation.
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