From the same people that told you that the anti-conservative indoctrination from Sesame Street was NBD comes a criticism of the popular childrens’ show Thomas the Tank Engine. The morningtime favorite is based off of a book series by a reverend, so obviously it is misogynistic and part of a vast right-wing conspiracy.

According to The Daily Mail, professor Shauna Wilton is “uncomfortable” that most engines are men, women are secondary roles. This is a direct sentence from the “expose” on Thomas the woman hater:

Any attempt by the downtrodden workers to show initiative or dissent is met with punishment, she (Wilton) found. In one episode, for example, Thomas whistles impatiently at a police officer and is replaced with a different engine as a punishment for showing dissent.

Wait so teaching children a good work ethic and to be polite suddenly makes Thomas the Tank Engine a sexist?!

Personally I’m OUTRAGED that Strawberry Shortcake, Rainbow Brite, and My Little Pony featured female characters. Obviously there are an overwhelming majority of little boys who love baking cakes, rainbows, and unicorns. Probably the same number of little girls who throw away their barbies for Tonka trucks.