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This 5 page paper focuses on an article from a Jerry Falwell website that views sexuality in Teletubbies and Disney films. Stuart Hall's notions of how marginalized people perceive media is considered along with Karen Riggs's ideas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Hall suggests that marginalized people read media texts differently than those who do not hold marginalized statuses in society. In other words, if someone is not a part of the
mainstream, and does not fit in, they will perceive things differently. Someone who has a tendency to be suspicious, and perhaps sees everything as having a sexual connotation, will also
believe that they see sexuality in something innocent. For example, on a web site associated with Jerry Falwells point of view, the Teletubbies character Tinky Winky is under seize. It
says that the character has a male voice but is carrying a red purse in several episodes ("NLJ Online," 1999). The character has also become a favorite among the gay
community (1999). The article goes on to say that the fact that this character is purple-which is the gay pride color-and his antenna is shaped like a triangle which
is a gay pride symbol, provides more evidence for the assumption that creators intended the character to be homosexual ("NJL Online," 1999). A Washington Post editorial that noticed the supposed
sexual connotation in the character claimed that Tinky Winky had not come out of the closet (1999). Okay, a few people noticed
that there was symbolism that could be indicative of homosexuality and so forth. Does that make a character without a gender gay? In fact, the voices of most of the
characters are rather high, including Tinky Winkys. Might it had gone through puberty? That would make a difference, but most people watching would likely not see the symbolism, or supposed
symbolism, as threatening. Teletubbies look like aliens. There are no sexy Teletubbies for example. Certainly, Falwell and his followers read into it because they hold a marginalized status. The article
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