Polish town Winnie the Pooh - A playground in a town in Poland has banned the famous cartoon character Winnie the Pooh because of his "dubious sexuality" and immodest clothing, making him allegedly inappropriate for children.
The Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate was held during a closed-door meeting a few weeks back in the Polish town of Tuszyn. It is only recently that the issue has gotten media attention in Poland.
During the local council meeting the possible Polish town Winnie the Pooh ban, the beloved cartoon's attire and lack of genitalia were hotly argued upon by several councillors. Some reportedly insisted that Winnie the Pooh is an inappropriate role model for young children because since he is a hermaphrodite.
The Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate reached the media after voice recordings of the meeting leaked. Officials complained of Winnie the Pooh being immodestly dressed and lacking a clear gender, with one official calling Pooh bear a "hermaphrodite," according to the Associated Press.
"Anyone who knows Winnie the Pooh knows he has no sex [genitalia]," said one woman councilor.
During the Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate, she sounded adamant of convincing other councilors to be more educated about the origins Pooh and his creator, AA Milne.
Meanwhile, the other officials said during the Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate that Uszatek, a fully clothed Polish cartoon bear is a much better choice for the town.
Ryszard Cichy, another councillor, was the one who compared Winnie the Pooh to Misio Uszatek, saying Uszatek was a better representative of the playground for being fully dressed.
"Looking at both of these bears [Misio Uszatek and Winnie the Pooh] one is completely dressed while the other is only dressed from the top up," said Cichy during the Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate. "It is half-naked, which means it is completely inappropriate for children".
Cichy told a newspaper that he had been joking at the end of the Polish town Winnie the Pooh discussion on a playground that had gone on too long.
However, a survey by Polish news program TTV and involving local residents revealed that not everyone thinks of Winnie the Pooh being undressed as a problem.
"It is ridiculous that law officials are wasting their time on such issues," said one woman.
A male resident also compared Pooh's "low intellect" to that of the councilors having the Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate.
"Winnie the Pooh was a bear with low intellect, and unfortunately, this is also evident in those who are concerned with this topic," he said. "I've even written a poem that represents this discussion - 'Winnie the Pooh is an alcoholic and a liar. He walks with no underwear and has cut off his testicles'. [This rhymes in Polish].
Meanwhile, a Polish journalist tried to reach the unnamed female councilor for comments regarding the Polish town Winnie the Pooh debate and was told she was too "argumentative" and that she did not "understand anything." The door was later shut in her face.
The Polish town Winnie the Pooh ban debate still continues as of the current moment. There is still no decision whether the ban will push through, and the fate of Winnie the Pooh is now left in the hands of the local council, reports Fox News.
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