Polish Playground Bans Winnie The Pooh Because He Doesn’t Wear Pants

Winnie the Pooh may seem like just a normal fictional bear, but a Polish town has decided to call him (what they believe) he really is: A bear of questionable gender that sends the wrong message to children because he doesn't wear pants.

Okay...

Before I get to the facts in this case, I would like to point out that Winnie The Pooh is already doing way more than most animals simply by wearing a shirt. Outside of the occasional dog that's forced to wear a sweater, real animals strut around completely naked the majority of the time and no one bats an eye!

But that doesn't matter to the members of the council of this Polish town.

According to The Telegraph:

"The problem with that bear is it doesn't have a complete wardrobe," said Ryszard Cichy during the discussion.

"It is half naked which is wholly inappropriate for children. [Poland's fictional bear] is dressed from head to toe, unlike Pooh who is only dressed from the waist up."

One unnamed councillor can be heard discussing Pooh's sexuality, arguing that "it doesn't wear underpants because it doesn't have a sex" before another, Hanna Jachimska starts criticising Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne.

It gets weirder:

"This is very disturbing but can you imagine! The author was over 60 and cut [Pooh's] testicles off with a razor blade because he had a problem with his identity," she said.

They DO realize that this is just a fictional story about a bear and his animal friends and their one human friend and a sad donkey, right?

The council is looking for another character for the playground. I would suggest Mickey Mouse, but his go-to outfit is just pants and gloves, so they may not approve of him, either.