Re: Falwell Reincarnated as a Pole



On May 30, 10:15 am, Harry Thompson <m...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
... pretty fast too.

May 29, 2007
World Briefing | Europe
Poland: Tinky Winky Outed Again
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The government-appointed children's rights watchdog, Ewa Sowinska, told
the newsmagazine Wprost that she was concerned that the children's
television series "Teletubbies" promoted homosexuality. She said she had
noticed that the purple Teletubby, Tinky Winky, had "a lady's purse, but
I didn't realize he's a boy." When she did, she continued: "I thought
the purse would be a burden. Later I learned that this may have a
homosexual undertone." Poland's conservative government has drawn
criticism within the European Union for apparent discrimination against
homosexuals. Rev. Jerry Falwell, the American fundamentalist, was
ridiculed for suggesting in 1999 that the show's creators intended
Tinky
Winky to be a gay role model. He also made the point that the bag,
described by the characters' licenser as a magic bag, resembled a
purse.

:) Priceless. Go ahead, try to negotiate life, love, and the
modern world with Falwell and the Polish as your guides. It's just
too bad that Mel Brooks is just too old to do the movie...


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