Where is balance Academic priorities 296

Andrew Swallow

The Rev. Falwell also took notice of the facts that Tinky Winky is purple and his antenna is in the shape of a triangle, both of which he (the Rev. Falwell, I mean, not Tinky Winky) was for some reason immediately able to recognize as symbols of the Gay Pride movement.

He (Tinky Winky, I mean, not the Rev. Falwell--let me be perfectly clear on this point) has also been known occasionally to dance wearing a tutu (known in Teletubbyland as "the skirt" -- they apparently have only one to share among the four of them -- five, counting the ObAFC: apparently robotic Noo Noo, who however cannot wear the skirt on account of neither walking erect nor possessing a waist or hips).

It has to be admitted, in the Rev. Falwell's defense, that Tinky Winky was in fact "outed" (partly in gest, partly seriously) from within the Gay-Lesbian-Bi-Transgendered communities before the Rev. got around to it, as for example here:

No. Although the Teletubbies are not constrained by their love into narrowly conceived gender-specific social roles, it is quite clear and unambiguous that Tinky Winky and Dipsy are males, while Laa Laa and Po are females. It may take a while watching the program to figure this out, since personal pronouns are not used as often in narrating the adventures of the Teletubbies as they would be in ordinary adult speech.

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