Five other Peppa Pig controversies as show faces sexism row over use of the word ‘fireman’
Who’d have thought that an innocent five minute episode of Peppa Pig could possibly cause a controversy?went and upset the London Fire BrigadeThe episode in question sees Peppa and little brother George join Miss Rabbit’s Mummies’ Fire Engine Service – with the narrator saying at one point that ‘Mummy Pig is dressed as a fireman’.
All of which has led the LFB to flag up the moment in their #FireFightingSexism campaign – accusing the show of using ‘out of date stereotypical gender specific wording’. It’s not the first time that the massively popular show – which airs on Nick Jr and Channel 5 in the UK – has caused a spot of bother though.AdvertisementThe character got into hot water in 2010 when parents raised concerns over scenes in the car where she was not seen wearing a seatbelt – with some complaining that their own children had refused to wear seatbelts because Peppa didn’t.
whose surname means ‘goat’ in Italian – who sued the makers after claiming she had been teased by friends and colleagues over the episode.Regular viewers will almost certainly be familiar with the show’s cheery medic Dr Brown Bear, who’s fantastic at curing colds or weird spots – and did indeed take care of the latter in one episode during a home visit to the Pig household.
Yup, this may seem hard to believe, but Peppa is reportedly seen as a symbol of rebellion in China – with the ban being imposed the loveable porker ended up all too frequently on the Chinese video-sharing site Douyin.
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