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This is the funniest thing I've read all day. Let's dive in: > Daddy pig is portrayed as an idiot And yet he is loved by his family. He makes mistakes but al

This is the funniest thing I've read all day. Let's dive in: > Daddy pig is portrayed as an idiot And yet he is loved by his family. He makes mistakes but also has many successes. It's probably his pride which is made fun of; he thinks of himself as amazing and perfect and yet makes mistakes, which are humorous in that context. > All of the animals are married to animals of the same type They sure are. I'm not sure why this is racist (but feel free to educate me at length). The target audience is two-year-olds, after all. Come to think of it, I don't know that they're even married. Adult relationships aren't touched at all. Perhaps they're cohabiting but divorced due to London property prices. > The only person in the show who seems to work, Mrs Rabbit, Except for Daddy Pig, Mummy Pig, various workers at Daddy Pig's office, Mr Bull & friends, teachers, police etc etc. "Friends" doesn't focus on the working lives of the main characters for the obvious reason that it's boring. Mrs Rabbit doesn't seem exhausted (except as the explicit topic of one episode); it's more a Homer Simpson thing where it's funny that she does so many different jobs. Accents are definitely racist though. Let Sarah Ann Kennedy know that she is a bad person. > It heavily promotes the British royal family It's a British show; why would you expect anything else? Here's my gripe: animals never eat animals. It's always corn or carrots. Now, in a multi-racial society filled with animals of different needs, how does one get enough protein? I'm sure Mr. Bull has a little rabbit cage in his basement with a forced breeding program, his dark secret. We could explore it over the course of three episodes, as he is slowly outed and blackmailed by his friends. It culminates in an electric chair scene where he screams "Let's DIG UP THE ROOOOOAD!<zap>". Then everyone has meat for dinner.

alphadevx 9y ago
> Accents are definitely racist though. I clearly said classist. > It's a British show; why would you expect anything else? I was expecting a childrens show, not a reinforcement of a world view that some people (royals) are better than others, just because they are born that way. So elitism. Not a positive message for kids, sorry if you disagree. Glad you found my post funny though, you should look at some of the other articles online criticizing this show, and remember this is your child's psychology at a very impressionable age being influenced. As a parent, I don't find that funny I take it very seriously.
- ianhowson 9y ago
  As a parent, I think it's more important to conserve your energy and worry about things that actually matter. I agree that Peppa Pig is not a perfect show. I'll take it over Teletubbies (thanks again, Brits!) or Barney (thanks, USA!) But really, I'm not that concerned, because TV is not my primary means of educating my child. Perhaps your child is different, but mine is indifferent to the subtleties of race/class/diversity politics. My child likes it when Daddy Pig falls down. He likes it when George goes fast in the racing car. He doesn't know who the royals are and has no concept that maybe they're good and maybe they're bad and maybe it's theoretically unfair that people are treated differently by birth, but really isn't that a true statement anyway about life being unfair and pointless? Why should pigs get different treatment from dogs? Why can't cats dig up the road?

alphadevx 9y ago

> Accents are definitely racist though. I clearly said classist. > It's a British show; why would you expect anything else? I was expecting a childrens show, not a reinforcement of a world view that some people (royals) are better than others, just because they are born that way. So elitism. Not a positive message for kids, sorry if you disagree. Glad you found my post funny though, you should look at some of the other articles online criticizing this show, and remember this is your child's psychology at a very impressionable age being influenced. As a parent, I don't find that funny I take it very seriously.

ianhowson 9y ago
As a parent, I think it's more important to conserve your energy and worry about things that actually matter. I agree that Peppa Pig is not a perfect show. I'll take it over Teletubbies (thanks again, Brits!) or Barney (thanks, USA!) But really, I'm not that concerned, because TV is not my primary means of educating my child. Perhaps your child is different, but mine is indifferent to the subtleties of race/class/diversity politics. My child likes it when Daddy Pig falls down. He likes it when George goes fast in the racing car. He doesn't know who the royals are and has no concept that maybe they're good and maybe they're bad and maybe it's theoretically unfair that people are treated differently by birth, but really isn't that a true statement anyway about life being unfair and pointless? Why should pigs get different treatment from dogs? Why can't cats dig up the road?