The gay teletubby

That antenna stuck on its head was shaped in a triangle – a gay pride symbol. The Teletubby was purple, for one.

Falwell felt bilious. The Rev. Jerry Falwell suspects so, telling parents that the purple "Teletubbies" character from the popular children's television show is a homosexual role model. “A magic bag”, the show’s marketers called it.

Teletubbies' handbag-wielding, tutu-loving star Tinky Winky has, for more than two decades, faced rumours about his sexuality. To think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish. Full of Satan’s magical sperm, no doubt. Falwell contends the "subtle depictions" are intentional and in a statement issued yesterday said, "As a Christian I feel that role modeling the gay lifestyle is damaging to the moral lives of children.

Falwell's spokeswoman, Laura Swickard, said the founder of the now-defunct Moral Majority agreed with everything that was in the NLJ article and would not comment beyond his one-paragraph statement. A spokesman for Itsy Bitsy Entertainment, which licenses the Teletubbies in the United States, said that what Falwell's newspaper described as a purse is actually Tinky Winky's magic bag.

The British show aimed at toddlers began airing on U. Rice said Falwell was attacking "something sweet and innocent" to further his conservative political agenda. I really find it absurd and kind of offensive," he said.

Tinky Winky LGBT Archive : But the actor apparently endeared himself to viewers by

But Falwell saw something off about Tinky Winky, the largest pal in Teletubbyland. And, as if any more proof needed to be mounted, there was the red purse Tinky Winky was constantly clutching. David Reed. The paper is edited and published by Falwell.

“He is purple—the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle—the gay pride symbol.