New Yorker's Bert And Ernie DOMA Cover Sparks Controversy, Homophobia

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11. I guess the New Yorker had a year to get used to the cover before printing it.

Gawker says the idea was a year old and just slightly updated before put to press. http://gawker.com/that-bert-ernie-new-yorker-cover-has-been-on-the-inte-608776824

I think most of the flak is not home grown but the media jumping on any story that puts PBS in a controversial spotlight. Heck it has worked since they have successfully gotten funding cut for their only competition in the news reporting business. PBS also has less money for new dramas.

It is sad. With increased spectrum, if we funded PBS properly we could have four channels to choose from each offering us REAL history or the arts or children's programming or science. And no conglomerate could come in and buy the station and replace the educational programming with reality shows.