Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Washington Post reports:
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, May 28th 2007, she was concerned the popular BBC children's show promoted homosexuality. She said she would ask psychologists to advise if this was the case.
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."
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I' heard it all. I thought. Some overpaid psychologists analysing the Teletubbies for homosexual undertones? On a hearsay of some Polish watchdogg idiot? Puppets are not male or female. They are neither. These programmes are aimed at kids aged up to 3 years old who can barely talk in constructed sentences, nevermind sitting watching Teletubbies and thinking 'Mom, I could swear Tinky Winky is a homosexual.'
Its just ludicrous. This is the nanny state gone completely out its mind.