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> 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,

> 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?