Why kids love Peppa Pig - and why parents can't stand 'rude' show

A mom has banned her four kids from watching Peppa Pig, claiming the cartoon character has an attitude and is a bad influence.

Brittany, a mother of four, believes that the popular pig's behavior and comments are not suitable for young viewers. She thinks Peppa is "rude and stupid" with "poor values", and she doesn't like how Peppa talks to her family and friends.

Brittany shared her views in an Instagram post.

"Peppa Pig is rude. There's no two ways about it. She has a big attitude problem and I don't like the way she speaks to her family and friends. I cringe at her tone and the things she says.

"Children are impressionable: copying what they see and hear. I know that when they're consciously copying something they've heard, then subconsciously their young sponge-like minds have taken in MUCH more."

She also criticized Peppa's mom as a "perceptively unintelligent mother" and the dad as “a useless” father who gets picked on for his size.

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She also expressed her disagreement with these characters being "role models".

Brittany further explained: "I don't think it's acceptable to display this to my children who use characters on the TV as role models. Peppa Pig is deceptive - it is not as 'lightweight' as you might think. These underlying poor values are soaked up by young children."

She also noticed a "direct relationship" between her children's behavior and the shows they watch.

"We limit screen time and only watch certain shows. I recently found that my eldest had a change of attitude and his imaginative play became aggressive and rude after we had watched PJ Masks a few times. I phased it out ASAP!" Brittany added.

The rant started when she noticed Netflix had added Peppa Pig, which "disappointed her" because it reminded her kids about the character. She clarified that these opinions were hers and she won't "judge anyone for having differing opinions."

Some moms agree with Brittany's opinion.

One said, "Never thought I'd be that parent but we stopped watching Peppa after seeing a few episodes and I realized nearly every episode the kids make fun of or are rude specifically to the dad. That's not a behavior I wanted modelled for my kids."

Another mom added, "I could not agree with you more!! I have always thought that Pepper Pig is a little brat and I refuse to let my little boy watch it!"

But some people think it's just a fun show.

One person said, "My kiddo loves Peppa Pig, I don't see anything wrong with it. Peppa is a bit sassy, but I've seen more positive influences from him watching it than negative. I watch it with him a lot and we talk about the characters and what they're doing."

Another shared, "You can have your own influence on what they're taking in. You can't censor the world around them, so why not teach them how to interpret what they're seeing and make their own decisions on how to treat others?"

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