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By Jennifer Emick, About.com Guide to Alternative Religions since 2002

The Spirit of Falwell Lives On

Tuesday May 29, 2007
At least, as frar as Tinky-Winky is concerned. Yes, it's all about the purple Teletubby and his purse, which has Polish government officials in a tizzy- enough so to demand an ninvestigation into whether the Teletubbies "promote a homosexual lifestyle." A so-called "spokesperson for children's rights," remarked on her suspicions:
"I noticed he was carrying a woman's handbag. At first, I didn't realise he was a boy."
Taxpayers of Poland, you have my deepest condolences.

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May 29, 2007 at 3:12 pm
(1) Scolaí says:

Apparently Ms. Sowinska was asleep when Falwell was going on his Tubby-tirade.

Is it just me, or do the Teletubbies look about as androgynous as a being could be? Does anyone really believe children can differentiate between a male and female Teletubby?

Better yet - does it really bloody matter??

Mass murderers and terrorists are in our midst, but much ado is made over childrens’ television characters. Lunacy!

June 4, 2007 at 3:07 pm
(2) sandy says:

For those people who think a purse has something to do with sexuality, I am so sorry for you.

Anyway, it is only in America where men have to wear pants and can’t carry purses (what about briefcases and other carrying bags)

Men in say, Scotland carry bags when they travel that look a lot like big leather purses/shoulder bags.

See Gerry Butler in Dear Frankie and one of his fan shots of him arriving at an airport. He has a suitcase/carrying case and his purse. And he is one of the most macho, alpha-males on the planet.

June 4, 2007 at 3:10 pm
(3) sandy says:

There is a BIG difference in “promoting” homosexuality and granting people human rights to be what they are and not be what they’re not.
Acceptance and tolerance that we have been working on in the USA since about 1955, is certainly taking a beating lately. Why they are at it, why not start refusing black people jobs, and paying women a lot less money for equal jobs…or better yet, keep them home pregnant, and barefoot. I am rather intolerant of intolerance.

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