Article: JUST WHAT IS TINKY WINKY TEACHING US?

MARY ELLEN SCHOONMAKER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-12-1999
JUST WHAT IS TINKY WINKY TEACHING US?
By MARY ELLEN SCHOONMAKER
Date: 02-12-1999, Friday
Section: OPINION
Edition: All Editions -- 2 Star B, 2 Star P, 1 Star Early

THE BIG QUESTION this week: Is Tinky Winky gay? The bigger
question: Does it matter?

The answer to the second question from most parents familiar with
the "Teletubbies" TV show is "Of course not." Tinky Winky, the biggest
Teletubby, carries a red patent-leather purse and sometimes wears a pink
ballet tutu.

Yes, he is male. And yes, it was rumored long before the Rev.
Jerry Falwell "outed" him this week that Tinky Winky was gay. Some gays
in England, where the PBS show ...

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