Tinky-Winky Tanks In Warsaw

From a Lifesite article entitled, appropriately enough, "Media Generated “Teletubby” Scandal Used to Make Pro-Family Polish Government Look Ridiculous":

Poles however have reacted differently to the [Tinky Winky is Gay] “scandal” than the frantic media. Local press reports indicate the sale of Tinky Winky dolls is drastically down, and one toy store in Lublin, which normally sells 20 Tinky Winkys per week, has not sold one since the media “outed” the Teletubby.

Is this a scenario where a series of wrongs added up to a right? One can only wonder why it took an "outing" for the Polish to realize that Teletubbies suck desperately. It has been written (maybe by me) that racism is stupid because, if you really think about it, you can usually find a better reason to hate somebody. In this case, there are many, many, many good reasons to hate the Teletubbies. But perhaps if the Poles hate them because one of their number carries a handbag, then that's good enough.

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From Reuters:

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's conservative government took its drive to curb what it sees as homosexual propaganda to the small screen on Monday, taking aim at Tinky Winky and the other Teletubbies.

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In comments reminiscent of criticism by the late U.S. evangelist Jerry Falwell, she was quoted as saying: "I noticed (Tinky Winky) has a lady's purse, but I didn't realize he's a boy."

"At first I thought the purse would be a burden for this Teletubby ... Later I learned that this may have a homosexual undertone."

Apparently, the Polish government is launching a "probe" to determine if Tinky-Winky is indeed Gay. It doesn't say what portion of Tinky-Winky's body the probe will be aimed at, although come to think of it I've always found The Teletubbies such a totally loathsome pile of crap that I wouldn't mind seeing medical instruments driven straight up all their asses.

And here's a heart-felt apology by Michael Colton, who accidentally launched the whole "Tinky-Winky is gay" controversy in the pages of Salon Magazine during the late 1990s.

Incidentally, the Polish Government also outlaws "homo-agitation" in schools. The jokes almost write themselves, although I think the term "homogitation" would have been far more giggle-worthy.




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