hi sorry if the removal was a problem it's that this is a childs programme which offered no gay suggestion and was sexless in so far as apart from friendships between the characters there was no hint as to sexuality indeed they are supposed to be children themselves and to suggest sexuality is treading on thin ice to quote a letter as a source is poor at best i could write an outrageous letter myself and quote it here but it wouldn't make it right this has been denied and moreover was a misunderstanding by the press who blew 'what if' questions out of all proportion see link please and a half i find the notion that a mention of a tea cup storm made by small minded individuals should be included in a pen picture of a childrens tv show ludicrous at best but this comment is the only just comment with real founding the outcome should be entered as i find it hard to believe it ever got to a courtroom edit tinky winky controversy one of the teletubbies tinky winky was the focus of a still hinted at controversy in due to his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's purse although he was first outed by the academic and cultural critic andy medhurst in a letter of july to the face a february article in the national liberty journal published by jerry falwell warned parents that tinky could be a hidden homosexual symbol saying he is purple the gay pride color and his antenna is shaped like a triangle the gay pride symbol and a half a spokesman for itsy bitsy entertainment co who licenses the characters in the united states said it was just a magic bag the fact that he carries a magic bag doesn't make him gay it's a children's show folks to think we would be putting sexual innuendo in a children's show is kind of outlandish in an incident reported in a girl's tinky winky toy reportedly said i got a gun kenn viselman then chairman of the itsy bitsy entertainment co claimed the toy acutally said again again can this section be removed on the grounds that it really has no worth and is trying to portray child characters as gay especially while using hinted and possibly thanks for your assistance