*sigh*

[MotherBear]

I don't know if the Teletubbies have wandered as far as Bermuda, Shell/BG.

Poland to probe if Teletubbies are gay
Reuters | Tuesday, 29 May 2007



TUBBY TROUBLE: Poland is investigating television show the Teletubbies over claims they might promote homosexuality.

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

Ewa Sowinska, government-appointed children rights watchdog, told a local magazine published on Monday she was concerned the popular BBC children's show promoted homosexuality.

She said she would ask psychologists to advise if this was the case.

In comments reminiscent of criticism by the late US 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."

Poland's rightist government has upset human rights groups and drawn criticism within the European Union by apparent discrimination against homosexuals.

Polish Education Minister Roman Giertych has proposed laws sacking teachers who promote "homosexual lifestyle" and banning "homo-agitation" in schools.

But in a sign that the government wants to distance itself from Sowinska's comments, Parliamentary Speaker Ludwig Dorn said he had warned her against making public comments "that may turn her department into a laughing stock".

The 10-year-old Teletubbies, which features four rotund, brightly coloured characters loved by children around the world, became a target of religious conservatives after Falwell suggested Tinky Winky could be homosexual.

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[Bermy Girl]

We certainly do have the Teletubies...my son loves them...

Who cares whether Tinky winky is a homosexual...if my son is he is, there's nothing that watching the Teletubies is going to change about that...

I'd rather listen to the teletubies then Barney...

Bermuda is actually quite advanced in some areas...

[Taffy]

I don't see how it's possible to 'promote' homosexuality? I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's not something you just decide you're going to take up like a hobby! You're either gay, or you're not!

[Bermy Girl]

Well said! If it were that easy to influence us...we'd all be homosexuals by now...

[MotherBear]

When I worked in a hospital in the UK, before I went to live abroad, a small group of us decided we'd call ourselves after the Teletubbies. I was dubbed as Po, the smallest one. Might explain a lot.

[Bermy Girl]

If you'd been dubbed Tinky Winky, it would have said a lot more by the sounds of it...