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But, several theories have been put forward as to what subliminal messages the Teletubbies might really be sending out--get them while they are young, and they're yours for life, etc. We all know Tinky Winky is the gay Teletubbie: He is purple, the color of gay pride, with an inverted triangle on his head, and carrying a handbag.What more proof do you need? Then there are the color-scheme theorists: Cuddly little Po, dressed in red, is in fact a closet communist, Laa Laa is the yellow liberal who says "nice" the whole time.Dipsy is green, the quartet's environmentalist.
A spoof variation on this theme was put forward by a certain professor from Buttock College,Cambridge.
The show was in fact a subtle attack on the British upper
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Wherever they go, whatever country they are exported to,
the Teletubbies tend to provoke a strong reaction.
This might sound bizarre, given that this is nothing more than a breakfast show
where four actors dressed in furry costumes, bounce around a television studio.
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Commie Po is the smallest because he's the most downtrodden,Dipsy's green is not really environmental, but the color of envy, since he is a member of the striving middle classes, and Tinky Winky represents the smugness of the British ruling class -Which might be said, does have a habit of cross-dressing and mumbling obscurely. Much of this is probably lost on the Teletubbies target audience, which consists mainly of 4-year- olds and under. But wait. Who has to sit with the toddlers, yawning in front of the TV set as the household wakes up? Thats right - the mums and dads who are highly receptive to subliminal messages as the early morning fog lifts from their brains.
Liberals, Communists, gays and environmentalists are the Russian government's most hated and
feared people. Wouldn't it be great, they are perhaps thinking at FSB headquarters, if we could
fix antennae to the heads of these subversives, and have them rolling around on the ground every time
we press a button. |
