Winnie the Pooh has been banned from a Polish playground for his "dubious sexuality" and lack of undergarments.

The move came as councillors in the small town of Tuszyn met to decide which famous children's book character should become the face of a local play area, the Independent reports.

The beloved fictional bear was one of those suggested, sparking outrage among the more conservative members, with one councillor labelling Pooh a "hermaphrodite".

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

A recording secretly filmed of their discussion was later leaked to the local press.

In the recording, one unidentified councillor discusses Pooh's sexuality, arguing that "it doesn't wear underpants because it doesn't have a sex".

Another councillor, Hanna Jachimska, then turns her criticism to Winnie the Pooh author AA Milne.

"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 says.

It is not clear if the councillors have decided who the patron of the playground will be.

It is worth noting that bears in the wild also never wear pants.