"Winnie the Pooh banned in Poland over ‘dubious sexuality’"

[shenmue]

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/11/22/winnie-the-pooh-banned-in-poland-over-dubious-sexuality/

From the article:

The town of Tuszyn in central Poland had been due to name a local playground after AA Milne’s famous bear creation.

However, the move was scrapped – after councillors argued that the bear’s lack of trousers or genitals made him a “hermaphrodite” with a “dubious sexuality."

[world wide wally]

1. So much for the. Donald Duck idea

[TexasTowelie]

2. Yes, what sex is that bear?

I always associated "Winnie" as being a female, except for Winnie the Pooh.

[csziggy]

3. Okay, traced the name down - Winnie is a female name!

Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and "Pooh", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in White River, Ontario, Canada, while en route to England during the First World War. He named the bear "Winnie" after his adopted hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "Winnie" was surreptitiously brought to England with her owner, and gained unofficial recognition as The Fort Garry Horse regimental mascot. Colebourn left Winnie at the London Zoo while he and his unit were in France; after the war she was officially donated to the zoo, as she had become a much loved attraction there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh#Origin

I'd always assumed that Winnie the Pooh was named for Winston Churchill!

[MADem]

8. It's not an unreasonable guess, either! nt

[MADem]

4. His LACK of genitals....

You'd think they'd be upset if he was displaying more than the average share....?

[MADem]

7. Now THAT pic would freak them out on a half-dozen levels!!!! nt