Mother bans children watching Peppa Pig because of ‘negative stereotypes’

Mother bans children watching Peppa Pig because of 'negative stereotypes' Good Morning Britain

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00:00 So actually my children have never watched Peppa Pig.

00:03 They've never seen it? They've never seen it.

00:05 You pre-screened it.

00:06 So I'm really selective over the shows that my children watch.

00:09 That doesn't look like the worst example.

00:11 No, and I think the show in itself has got lots of negative stereotypes

00:16 and lots and lots of negative behaviour.

00:18 Well, give us an example. We've seen one example there.

00:20 Give us one that you want.

00:21 So the dad is often considered to be, like, fat and lazy

00:25 and those words are used on the show

00:27 and it's not some language that I want my children to have in their vocabulary.

00:31 And I also don't want the show to give them any acceptance of those behaviours.

00:36 Isn't the good thing about a show like that,

00:38 if they do start calling Daddy fat or something like that,

00:41 that it's then a teachable moment to say,

00:44 "We don't talk to people like that."

00:46 And I think that's the good thing. I don't want to really shield my kids.

00:49 They're going to see this behaviour in real life

00:52 and I think that if their behaviour becomes something that I'm not happy with,

00:55 then they learn that he's not happy with that.