In recent weeks, student protests have erupted in Radcliffe Square, armed with a clear message: bring back Teletubbies.
To show solidarity with Tinky-Winky, La-La, Dipsy and Po, the protesters mimic their distinctive appearances by standing with whiteboards held against their stomachs.
Some of the students write messages on their boards explaining why Teletubbies is important to them. One student wrote, “I need Teletubbies because… I like laughing at the laughing baby’s face that lives inside the sun”. Another board read, “I need Teletubbies because… I want a job working on Teletubbies when I graduate”. Yet another board read, “I want a job”.
Other protesters have been unsatisfied with the restrictions of the whiteboard format. Pop [not her real name] has been experimenting with an Etch-a-Sketch. She said, “I’ve been doing educational drawings of cacti for the children walking past. Its difficult drawing upside down, but it’s generally been pretty good except for the time I accidentally drew a cock.”
A 2nd-year engineer has taken things a step further and actually managed to wall-mount a flat-screen onto his sternum.
The BBC are keeping tight-lipped about the protests, although an inside source has told us that Operation Yew Tree probably isn’t not the reason why.
Protesters are also growing concerned that the legitimacy of the movement is being undermined, after a recent Daily Mail article depicted Oxford’s “elite” using ‘Tubby Custard’ to ‘trash’ students after their final exam.
Perhaps most damningly, the movement has failed to gain support from the University itself. In a recent press statement, the University Vice-Chancellor said ‘time for Tubby Bye-Bye! Time for Tubby Bye-Bye! Time for Tubby Bye-Bye!’
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