{"id":1111,"date":"2007-05-28T22:04:31","date_gmt":"2007-05-29T03:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/article-of-the-day\/05\/28\/poland-wants-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-androgyny\/"},"modified":"2012-12-26T16:08:47","modified_gmt":"2012-12-26T21:08:47","slug":"poland-wants-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-androgyny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/article-of-the-day\/05\/28\/poland-wants-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-androgyny\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland wants to get to the bottom of androgyny"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Article:<\/strong> Poland to probe if Teletubbies are gay<\/a>. Seriously<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Text:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

She said she would ask psychologists to advise if this was the case.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

“At first I thought the purse would be a burden for this Teletubby … Later I learned that this may have a homosexual undertone.”<\/p>\n

Poland’s rightist government has upset human rights groups and drawn criticism within the European Union by apparent discrimination against homosexuals.<\/p>\n

Polish Education Minister Roman Giertych has proposed laws sacking teachers who promote “homosexual lifestyle” and banning “homo-agitation” in schools.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

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

The Analysis:<\/strong> I thought Jerry Falwell was dead<\/a>? What the fuck<\/a>? And since when is it the government’s job to discover why Bobby likes Mark — god forbid<\/a> it’s something genetic or natural, fagdom is of course accomplished by years of ambiguously asexual<\/a> children’s programming<\/a>. Maybe they can hire Fred Phelps<\/a> as a special consultant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Article: Poland to probe if Teletubbies are gay. Seriously. The Text: 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. Ewa Sowinska, government-appointed children rights watchdog, told a local magazine published on Monday she […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[259],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nPoland wants to get to the bottom of androgyny - Prose Before Hos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Article: Poland to probe if Teletubbies are gay. Seriously. 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