Officials in a Polish town have opposed a proposition to name a
playground after Winnie-the-Pooh due to the bear's unclear gender and
immodest clothing.
The matter was debated in a closed-door meeting weeks ago in the central
Polish town of Tuszyn, but didn't get much media attention in Poland
until recent days.
Voice recordings of the meeting were leaked to the media in which
officials complained that Pooh Bear is immodestly dressed and also lacks
a clear gender. One called the bear a "hermaphrodite."
Some said a fully clothed Polish cartoon bear named Uszatek would be a better choice.
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Damien's note: Does that Polish bear look like it has a clear gender identity to you? I hate to mention it, but his (yes, he is a male) name is "Miś Uszatek" -- sounds like a mixed message to me. (Miś is the Polish word for bear.)
The complaint about Pooh's clothing apparently was that he/she only wears a top, no pants. It reminds me of this old question:
oh bother, as Pooh-bear would say.
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