I guess I am not on long enough to have experienced stuff like that. Yet. But I WILL. My characters will be ... diverse to say the least (point me the rainbow coloured marker). And there will be dark moments. So yes ...
There will always be people who are too biased to accept controversies. Those who watched Teletubbies back then are most likely adults themselves today or at least "mid teens". (I am too old for those though. I grew up with Sesame Street and Sandman (not the Song, it was or is a German show ... I am drifting off ...))
The tricky part possibly will always be to "keep the cool". Your joke is funny! And quite a lot of people have sticks up their ...
Also you earned yourself a sub.