Poland's child rights ombudsman said on Monday she was investigating whether "The Teletubbies," the British television show for infants, promotes homosexuality.
In an interview with the weekly news magazine Wprost, Sowinska said the character Tinky Winky was in the spotlight.
The plump purple creature is considered male due to his relative height, but carries a handbag.
"I have heard that this could be a hidden homosexual insinuation," said Sowinska.
Poland's deputy speaker of parliament Ludwik Dorn, a conservative Catholic, reprimanded Sowinska, telling her to avoid public statements that could make the ombudsman's office look "ridiculous," said Dorn's spokesman Witold Lisicki.
Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po -- the four chubby luminous-coloured furry figures with aerials on their heads and television sets in their bellies -- appeared on BBC television for the first time in 1997.
2007-05-28
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