Peppa Pig's Lesbian Polar Bear Couple Brings Celebration and Condemnation
Peppa Pig, has introduced its first lesbian parent family, and viewers have both celebrated and condemned the move.After years of calls and petitions for more LGBTQ+ characters on the show, a new episode titled "Families," which aired on Tuesday on Channel 5 in the U.K., introduced two lesbian polar bears.Penny the Polar Bear draws a picture of her two mothers and tells Peppa Pig about her family, saying, "I'm Penny Polar Bear.
I live with my mommy and my other mommy. One mommy is a doctor and one mommy cooks spaghetti. I love spaghetti."The episode has so far divided viewers.
Many celebrated the show's inclusion, saying that it is important for some children to see the representation."Peppa Pig has a new character with two moms and people say 'why,'" one Twitter user who goes by the name Brunette Bohemian wrote. "Because that's the reality for some children and representation matters.
The end."Peppa Pig has a new character with two moms and people say “why” Because that’s the reality for some children and representation matters.
