A day earlier, Falwell’s National Liberty Journal published a ‘Parents’ Alert,” warning adults that Tinky Winky is ‘a gay role model.”

Falwell pointed out that the male Tinky Winky carries a handbag not unlike the big purses carried by grandmothers nationwide.

And worse, he said, Tinky is ‘purple – the gay-pride color.” Falwell continued: ‘And his antenna is shaped like a triangle – the gay-pride symbol.”