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AIBU to think Skye in Paw Patrol is overworked / being taken advantage of / possibly underpaid because she's female?

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Teenytinypineapple · 24/09/2026 02:40

Ok, so hubby and I were watching a bit of Paw Patrol with the little one as a treat (for him, not us) and I noticed how Skye [sp?] always seems to get called out on missions whilst the rest of the pups are seemingly on rotation.

I understand she's the only female pup (Zuma's a boy, right?) and it got me wondering whether Skye is maybe being taken advantage of because of that. First of all, it feels as though she's there as a bit of a box-ticking exercise (5:1 boy:girl ratio - come on!) which causes me some concern, but the greater issue is whether she's being called on constantly because she's just so bloody good at her job or, alternatively, if it's a case of her being overworked / taken advantage of because she's female while the other (male) pups get rests in between their working hours.

This then led me on to question whether they're salaried, on zero-hour contracts, or are self-employed. If they're salaried, I think Skye is being thoroughly shafted... And that's before we know whether she's being paid an equal salary to her male peers.

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BansheeOfTheSouth · 24/09/2026 02:55

Skye is the most powerful of the Mighty Pups. She's the star of the show/movie.

Liberty joined the team in 2021, Everest is ad-hoc and one of the twins is female too. The scales are starting to balance 😊

Think it's only the human that gets paid and he is responsible for all the pups.

Ihavetohope · 24/09/2026 03:02

And she's wearing pink. Her pup plane is pink. She appears to have eyelashes.

She's also the smallest of the pups.

It's 2026 you'd hope things might be better by now

Being a toddler mum and a feminist is hard work on so many levels.

Teenytinypineapple · 24/09/2026 03:04

BansheeOfTheSouth · 24/09/2026 02:55

Skye is the most powerful of the Mighty Pups. She's the star of the show/movie.

Liberty joined the team in 2021, Everest is ad-hoc and one of the twins is female too. The scales are starting to balance 😊

Think it's only the human that gets paid and he is responsible for all the pups.

Hmmmmm. If it's a voluntary position, I think Ryder is taking advantage of Skye's charitable nature. I also hope she gets paid decent mileage - that 'copter will cost a lot more to run than the other vehicles.

And, sorry, I should have clarified *only female of the original pups.

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BansheeOfTheSouth · 24/09/2026 03:15

You could look at it as Skye gets the most expensive vehicle because she is most powerful and Ryder pays all the bills, for everything.

How Ryder obtains the finances to support all these pups and their extravagant vehicles is probably not suitable viewing for children though.

Liking pink, being small and having eyelashes doesn't stop Skye from being more powerful than all of the other pups. Surely she's a role model for little girls.

Teenytinypineapple · 24/09/2026 03:21

BansheeOfTheSouth · 24/09/2026 03:15

You could look at it as Skye gets the most expensive vehicle because she is most powerful and Ryder pays all the bills, for everything.

How Ryder obtains the finances to support all these pups and their extravagant vehicles is probably not suitable viewing for children though.

Liking pink, being small and having eyelashes doesn't stop Skye from being more powerful than all of the other pups. Surely she's a role model for little girls.

Oh. My. God. Is Ryder Skye's sugardaddy?!

Christ knows what Ryder gets up to behind the scenes 😏 Definitely X-rated.

Hmmmmm. I'm just not sure it should always fall to the woman to sort other people's problems out. Should the guys not be stepping up a bit? Maybe they should club together and send her on a spa break, or something like that?

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MrsTerryPratchett · 24/09/2026 08:57

Ihavetohope · 24/09/2026 03:02

And she's wearing pink. Her pup plane is pink. She appears to have eyelashes.

She's also the smallest of the pups.

It's 2026 you'd hope things might be better by now

Being a toddler mum and a feminist is hard work on so many levels.

My Little Pony is a matriarchal collective of awesome power.

I eschewed the pups for ponies when DD was small. In fact any series where the lone girl was a personality type was banned.

Hathead18 · 24/09/2026 09:30

I think Skye’s helicopter is more useful than Zuma’s hovercraft or Rocky’s recycling truck for a lot of their missions, so she probably does get more airtime.
I always thought they were paid in pup treats that Ryder gives them at the end - though they all seem to get the treats even if they’ve only played a small part, so not really fair!
My son always asks where Ryder’s parents are and how he gets all the vehicles for the pups. Good questions!

Ihavetohope · 24/09/2026 09:31

BansheeOfTheSouth · 24/09/2026 03:15

You could look at it as Skye gets the most expensive vehicle because she is most powerful and Ryder pays all the bills, for everything.

How Ryder obtains the finances to support all these pups and their extravagant vehicles is probably not suitable viewing for children though.

Liking pink, being small and having eyelashes doesn't stop Skye from being more powerful than all of the other pups. Surely she's a role model for little girls.

I'm over thinking this but my issue with the archetype "here's the girl character, ta da!" is mainly that it's so obvious that she's coded female. I understand the arguement that she's so obviously female so little girls understand instantly that Skye is a girl dog but in the first incarnation with Paw Patrol as the only girl it's just there's only one type of femaleness on offer.

Ihavetohope · 24/09/2026 09:33

Apologies the above has no punctuation in it, I'm just tired from being up with a family with the first lurgy of the season 🤧

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