Peppa Pig Cartoon good, bad, evil, girly or are we just over fussing?
I recently found myself having a debate with my friends about Peppa Pig. Yes the famous cute little anthropomorphic female pig, her stereotypical family and friends. Each of her friends are a different species of mammal- that one might not normally find hanging out together! Peppa is a little preschooler and has a younger brother and most of her friends have a brother of the same age. The cartoon in itself is really innocent as it is about everyday activities that Peppa experiences such as going to the playground, fun fair, swimming, the park, the arrival of a new baby pig cousin etc etc.
My little one giggles when he sees it on TV and has even started saying the word Peppa and associating pink pigs with peppa. The whole debate started when I asked my friends if they thought it was okay for a little boy to be watching a cartoon about a pink female pig. In retrospect he is 1 and pigs are actually pink! However, the question is still there at the back of my mind. Is it okay? Should i be changing station and putting on Paw Patrol or Masha and the Bear, or is that also girly? Is there such a thing as girly cartoons for toddlers? Are we so used to everything being stereotyped that when we look at something we can't look it at innocently?
Its not like he actually watches a whole episode, its just on in the background when he is going about, playing, eating and most times its there just to create background noise. I don't think i will mind so much if i have a little girl and she watches Fireman Sam or Thomas and the Thank Engine. So what is bothering me so much? One of my friends said she didn't mind it and thought it was cute, till all of a sudden she got a few peppa pig merchandise as gifts and then stopped and said- "Should i let my son out with all this pink merchandise?"
Having watched a few episodes, I must admit, Peppa is a little spoilt, bratty child. She teases her brother all the time, even at times has teased her dad about his weight- (The password to her treehouse is Daddys Big Tummy), she tries to compete with other children or her older cousin in particular. If she doesn't like something she refers to it as Yukky and does on occasion throw a few hissy fits- So all in all- she is a little bratty pig.
Is she setting a bad example for children? Will children start impersonating her behaviour? Or are we taking this a step too far ? At the end of the day, its a simple, fun cartoon about a pig who loves chocolate cake, picks on her little brother, jumps in puddles, is adventurous, curious and a lot of fun. Maybe we should as parents stop analysing everything and just take it as it is. A cartoon about a pig... For now i think il let my little one watch some more episodes and enjoy them too :)
My little one giggles when he sees it on TV and has even started saying the word Peppa and associating pink pigs with peppa. The whole debate started when I asked my friends if they thought it was okay for a little boy to be watching a cartoon about a pink female pig. In retrospect he is 1 and pigs are actually pink! However, the question is still there at the back of my mind. Is it okay? Should i be changing station and putting on Paw Patrol or Masha and the Bear, or is that also girly? Is there such a thing as girly cartoons for toddlers? Are we so used to everything being stereotyped that when we look at something we can't look it at innocently?
Its not like he actually watches a whole episode, its just on in the background when he is going about, playing, eating and most times its there just to create background noise. I don't think i will mind so much if i have a little girl and she watches Fireman Sam or Thomas and the Thank Engine. So what is bothering me so much? One of my friends said she didn't mind it and thought it was cute, till all of a sudden she got a few peppa pig merchandise as gifts and then stopped and said- "Should i let my son out with all this pink merchandise?"
Having watched a few episodes, I must admit, Peppa is a little spoilt, bratty child. She teases her brother all the time, even at times has teased her dad about his weight- (The password to her treehouse is Daddys Big Tummy), she tries to compete with other children or her older cousin in particular. If she doesn't like something she refers to it as Yukky and does on occasion throw a few hissy fits- So all in all- she is a little bratty pig.
Is she setting a bad example for children? Will children start impersonating her behaviour? Or are we taking this a step too far ? At the end of the day, its a simple, fun cartoon about a pig who loves chocolate cake, picks on her little brother, jumps in puddles, is adventurous, curious and a lot of fun. Maybe we should as parents stop analysing everything and just take it as it is. A cartoon about a pig... For now i think il let my little one watch some more episodes and enjoy them too :)
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