First Romney insulted Big Bird

[democrattotheend]

And now Trump apparently insulted Mr. Rogers. Haven't Republicans figured out that going after beloved childrens' characters isn't the best way to win elections?

[TheBlackAdder]

1. Those assholes want America to go back to the 50s and 60s, and then they just shat in it.

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He created Children shows in the mid-50s and early 60s before Mister Rodgers' Neighborhood.

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[CatMor]

2. Didn't some Republican insult a Teletubbie.

[democrattotheend]

3. That sounds vaguely familiar

But I couldn't find anything about it.

[SoonerPride]

4. I think it was Tinky Winky carrying a purse set off Pat Robbers'-son

IIRC

[Grokenstein]

5. Via Wikipedia's Teletubbies page:

Tinky Winky controversy

A controversy began in 1999 related to Tinky Winky and his carrying a bag that looks much like a woman's handbag (although he was first "outed" by the academic and cultural critic Andy Medhurst in a letter of July 1997 to The Face). He aroused the interest of Jerry Falwell in 1999 when Falwell alleged that the character was a "gay role model". Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal, citing a Washington Post "In/Out" column which stated that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was "out" as the chief national gay representative, while trendy Tinky Winky was "in". He warned parents that Tinky Winky could be a covert homosexual symbol, because "he is purple, the gay pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle: the gay pride symbol." The BBC made an official response, explaining that "Tinky Winky is simply a sweet, technological baby with a magic bag." Ken Viselman of Itsy-Bitsy Entertainment commented, "He's not gay. He's not straight. He's just a character in a children's series."

In May 2007, Polish Ombudsman for Children, Ewa Sowińska revisited the matter, and planned to order an investigation. "I noticed that he has a woman's handbag, but I didn't realize he's a boy," Sowińska said in a public statement. She asked her office's psychologists to look into the allegations. After the research in late 2007, she stated: "The opinion of a leading sexologist, who maintains that this series has no negative effects on a child's psychology, is perfectly credible. As a result I have decided that it is no longer necessary to seek the opinion of other psychologists."

Despite the objections, the Independent on Sunday's editors included Tinky Winky as the only fictional character in the 2008 inaugural "Happy List", alongside 99 real-life adults recognized for making Britain a better and happier place.

[CatMor]

6. Thanks for the info ... forgot it was sleazy Falwell.