Homophobic Christians are have found the latest thing that terrifies them: Peppa Pig.
The children’s show got a little more inclusive back in September, introducing a young polar bear character who has two polar bear moms.
“I live with my mummy and my mother mummy,” young Penny says, drawing a picture of her family. “One mummy is a doctor and one mummy cooks spaghetti. I love spaghetti.”
According to The Washington Post, the characters had all made appearances on Peppa Pig before, but having Penny draw them and call them both her moms is the first time the family unit was explicitly explained.
\u201cPEPPA PIG has introduced its first LGBTQ+ couple on its latest episode.\n\n\u201cI live with my mummy and my other mummy.\u201d\u201d— Cartoon Crave (@Cartoon Crave) 1662594630
Now, two months later, conservatives have gotten wind of the inclusion and are demanding the show stop the “normalization of a sinful lifestyle choice.”
“This type of sexuality should never be included in a cartoon designed for children,” they wrote.
Whether homophobes like it or not, there are plenty of children in this world being raised by same-sex couples. They don’t have a choice in the matter, just like LGBTQ+ children don’t have a choice when they end up being raised by heterosexual parents — or straight up homophobes.
Including a family that looks like theirs in a kids’ program is far from the end of the world. There’s nothing sexual about it. They can scream about pushing an agenda all day long, although reflecting the world as it exists hardly seems to qualify. The only purpose this type of inclusion really serves is allowing children with same-sex parents to feel included, and, yes, to normalize it with other children so that they don’t treat it as strange.
Of course, that’s exactly what One Million Moms doesn’t want to happen, and why bills like Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” work so tirelessly to prevent children from hearing about same-sex families in schools. Peppa Pig isn’t going to make kids gay, but it could make them kinder to kids who are, or whose parents are, and to homophobic bullies, there’s not much scarier than that.
\u201cWell what do you know? My kids saw the first same-sex couple on Peppa Pig and the world didn\u2019t end. Penny Polar Bear said she lives with her \u2018mummy and her other mummy\u2019 and the four horsemen of the apocalypse didn\u2019t came storming over the horizon to bring humanity to a close.\u201d— Simon Harris - Man Behaving Dadly (THAT\u2019S DADLY) (@Simon Harris - Man Behaving Dadly (THAT\u2019S DADLY)) 1662536863
\u201cPeppa Pig has a new character who has two mums! #lesbian polar bears! Apparently it's causing a bit of consternation that "adult themes", "ideology" etc is being forced on children. You know, the dangerous ideology that children have parents & carers! Where will it end!!\u201d— Dr Finn Mackay Adult Human Queermale (@Dr Finn Mackay Adult Human Queermale) 1662979794
\u201cWhat makes the right-wing meltdown over Peppa Pig introducing a pair of lesbian polar bears especially silly is that there actually are lesbian polar bears\u201d— Ari Drennen (@Ari Drennen) 1663186879
\u201cShocked by how abhorrent the responses to Peppa Pig featuring a same-sex couple are.\n\nRest assured homophobes of the internet, seeing 2 female cartoon polar bears in a relationship won\u2019t turn your child gay, but it will make gay kids feel that bit more accepted and \u2018normal\u2019. \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u201d— Luke Flower (@Luke Flower) 1662638914
How old is Peppa Pig?
Peppa Pig is four years old.
When did Peppa Pig end?
Peppa Pig started in 2004 and is currently still airing.
What age group is Peppa Pig for?
Peppa Pig is intended for 4-6 year olds.
