‘Families’.Peppa and her friends are discussing their families. Penny draws herself holding hands with two polar bears in dresses.“I’m Penny Polar Bear,” she says. “I live with my mummy and my other mummy.”“One mummy is a doctor and one mummy cooks spaghetti.
I love spaghetti.”Related: One Million Moms in predictable frenzy over the release of…a dollRobbie de Santos, from British LGBTQ advocacy charity Stonewall, welcomed the inclusion of the new character.“It’s fantastic that same-sex families are making an appearance in Peppatown.
Many of those who watch the show will have two mums or two dads themselves and it will mean a lot that their experiences are being represented on such an iconic children’s programme.”Unsurprisingly, the episode did not go down well with a handful of viewers.Peppa pig has or is about to introduce a new friend with mummy and mummy!!
I mean FFS ! I have no problem with LGBT etc but what I do have a problem with is this shit being drummed into them when they’re toddlers , stop confusing them and let them be kids.— Russell Lloyd (@RussellLloyd69) September 7, 2022However, online, many others applauded the show.Well what do you know?