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1. There are "sensible" male characters, such as the Dr. (bonus: Doesn't promote male dominance). In fact, most adult characters aren't serious. That's one of t

1. There are "sensible" male characters, such as the Dr. (bonus: Doesn't promote male dominance). In fact, most adult characters aren't serious. That's one of the things that kids find funny. 2. Let's teach them realistic biology. They're difference species, how could they possibly have rabbit and elephant parents - what would the child be? But the fact every species is friends with each other suggests it's ok to "mix". 3. Daddy pig goes to work, and what about the Doctor? There's a teacher, policeman, mechanic. (straw-man: you have differentiated class by accent) 4. I'm far from a royalist, but there's no harm in teaching about the royal family and our heritage. Disclaimer: I enjoyed watching Peppa Pig.

alphadevx 9y ago
> Let's teach them realistic biology. They're difference species, how could they possibly have rabbit and elephant parents - what would the child be? Ok if we are going to run with that very tenuous argument, how come there are animals walking around on two legs, wearing clothes, talking to each other? Clearly the lesson for kids is not biology, it's "people" (an analogy thereof in this instance) of the same "type" marry each other exclusively. > you have differentiated class by accent No, the show makers have. Either this was a deliberate decision or a mistake. > but there's no harm in teaching about the royal family and our heritage I might agree to that if the kids watching were British, but this show is widely exported, so in my case not my heritage (or thankfully my kids).
kgwgk 9y ago
> how could they possibly have rabbit and elephant parents - what would the child be? Maybe they could adopt (a panda bear, for example). Suggesting that marriage is related to reproduction is highly offensive to many people.
- jon-wood 9y ago
  If you're a fan of that concept you should watch some Hey Duggee (you should watch some anyway, it's a masterpiece of children's TV), in which a crocodile character is adopted judging by his elephant parents. The really beautiful thing is that this is never mentioned explicitly, he just has elephant parents, and that's fine.

alphadevx 9y ago

> Let's teach them realistic biology. They're difference species, how could they possibly have rabbit and elephant parents - what would the child be? Ok if we are going to run with that very tenuous argument, how come there are animals walking around on two legs, wearing clothes, talking to each other? Clearly the lesson for kids is not biology, it's "people" (an analogy thereof in this instance) of the same "type" marry each other exclusively. > you have differentiated class by accent No, the show makers have. Either this was a deliberate decision or a mistake. > but there's no harm in teaching about the royal family and our heritage I might agree to that if the kids watching were British, but this show is widely exported, so in my case not my heritage (or thankfully my kids).

kgwgk 9y ago

> how could they possibly have rabbit and elephant parents - what would the child be? Maybe they could adopt (a panda bear, for example). Suggesting that marriage is related to reproduction is highly offensive to many people.

jon-wood 9y ago
If you're a fan of that concept you should watch some Hey Duggee (you should watch some anyway, it's a masterpiece of children's TV), in which a crocodile character is adopted judging by his elephant parents. The really beautiful thing is that this is never mentioned explicitly, he just has elephant parents, and that's fine.