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Pre-school animation ‘Ridley Jones’: character comes out as NB (ffs)

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 15:47

I’ve just seen the latest episode of the Netflix pre-school animation ‘Ridley Jones’. In ‘Happy Herd Day’ the bison character Fred comes out to his grannie as ‘non binary’…’and I use they/them pronouns’. 🙄

I’m not kidding.

This is for ages 2-5.

Bison Fred is all discombulated and sad when his grannie calls him ‘Winifred’ and he decides with his friends’ encouragement that he can only be himself (oops, themself..) if he tells her he’s not her granddaughter any more, and he’s now Fred. Non-binary Fred, with they/them pronouns.

Naturally, things are much better when Fred is ‘out’ & ‘they’ can lead a charge of bison cheerfully at last. Hurrah. 😡

The animators are moaning on Twitter that this fabulous breakthrough (the first non-binary character in a pre-school show) is not getting the usual Netflix marketing. Well, boohoohoo.

Little kids should not be introduced to the concept of pronouns & non-binary - why label them & change their pronouns at this early age?

You can watch this bullshit (or bison shit) yourselves if you have Netflix. It’s a real shame, as the animation is good quality, and Ridley Jones is an adventurous, courageous girl (until she comes out as trans I suppose 🙄).

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theremustbecake · 15/02/2024 12:02

Here's a tip (if you don't want to pre-watch kids tv beforehand): change the voices to a different language with genderless pronouns eg Chinese, Turkish, Finnish etc (many others?)... then no stupid pronouns, and the kids learn a new language!

WarriorN · 15/02/2024 09:13

StephanieSuperpowers · 14/02/2024 18:12

I logged on to my netflix account online. There's a side menu, select account/adjust parental controls. I have a profile for the kids with access to u only and many things blocked!

Really helpful thanks

JemOfAWoman · 15/02/2024 08:32

Funny how 'non binary' always means a change of name to a male or neutral' name. Just another message that women and girls are not good enough as they are! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Froodwithatowel · 15/02/2024 08:12

Grooming.

Teach it quietly and quickly, hopefully without parents realising their kids are being indoctrinated behind their backs in a rather doubtful and highly biased political ideology. Fuck that.

Catiette · 14/02/2024 23:55

May be worth writing in to explore why they chose to represent FTM as opposed to MTF, considering the below, if their aim is to increase representation of under-represented groups; one fewer female character, as opposed to one fewer male (to strategically adopt their own probable perspective on “gendered representation” & associated language).

https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/document?repid=rep1&type=pdf&doi=0563036714204396f77e6c6ab80c3509419b2871

SirSamVimesCityWatch · 14/02/2024 22:07

Thank you @StephanieSuperpowers that's really helpful.

StephanieSuperpowers · 14/02/2024 18:12

I logged on to my netflix account online. There's a side menu, select account/adjust parental controls. I have a profile for the kids with access to u only and many things blocked!

SirSamVimesCityWatch · 14/02/2024 17:32

StephanieSuperpowers · 14/02/2024 16:25

I've blocked access to it on netflix for us now.

Can you let me know how you did this?

Runor · 14/02/2024 16:45

It being a children’s program, I don’t suppose they get to the bit where bison do what bison do and Winifred Fred finds themselves pregnant and somehow unable to opt out of their sexed body after all

StephanieSuperpowers · 14/02/2024 16:25

I've blocked access to it on netflix for us now.

StephanieSuperpowers · 14/02/2024 16:21

I wish they'd clearly label this stuff - maybe put a NO BIGOTS warning sign on it or something, whatever pleases them, so that we could avoid it.

Tryingtodobetter82 · 14/02/2024 13:34

I’m sorry I am late to this conversation but I only just saw this! What is going on with this world! 😔😔

7Worfs · 11/03/2023 08:43

Disney+ have more questionable content than I suspected too.
One (that I know of) trans moment on the Big Hero 6 series.
Lots of “humorous” drag everywhere - especially on the short clips (Ice Age and Groot are the most recent I caught).

“Comical” sitting/falling on cone-shaped objects (that really pissed me off!).

There was a series I can’t remember the name of, where an adult male is semi-naked with “comic” butt flashing. It was something with vampires and ghosts I think.

This shit is seeping through everywhere. I’ve started putting on stuff created before 2012 only.

WarriorN · 11/03/2023 08:25

So fucking sexist

BreadInCaptivity · 10/03/2023 21:03

Naturally, things are much better when Fred is ‘out’ & ‘they’ can lead a charge of bison cheerfully at last. Hurrah. 😡

Yes hugely "progressive" when it comes to women's rights....

You only get to "lead" when you are/identify as male.

I honestly can't fathom how people can not see this bull or rather bisonshit for what it is.

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 20:56

@SirSamVimesCityWatch maybe not....start back at series 1 and it will take a while to get to series 5, may be the answer.

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SirSamVimesCityWatch · 10/03/2023 18:20

tiktok · 10/03/2023 18:00

@SirSamVimesCityWatch just omit that episode. I don’t think there are any others which are as overtly propagandist as this one. There are no more series forthcoming as far as I can tell. The framework of the stories is great & Ridley is adventurous and creative. It’s such a shame the production team think their role is to teach little kids about gender 🙄

Problem is it's been one I've been happy to just put on and let them run through a few episodes back to back while I get on with other stuff. Now I'm going to have to actively police it so they don't watch that one.

Unless there's a way to "delete" from the playlist, so to speak? But I don't think you get that level of control on Netflix.

Spidergloves · 10/03/2023 18:09

We watch this on occasion so thanks for the heads up. No way would I put this on for DCs.

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 18:00

@SirSamVimesCityWatch just omit that episode. I don’t think there are any others which are as overtly propagandist as this one. There are no more series forthcoming as far as I can tell. The framework of the stories is great & Ridley is adventurous and creative. It’s such a shame the production team think their role is to teach little kids about gender 🙄

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SirSamVimesCityWatch · 10/03/2023 17:35

Oh fucks sake. I really liked watching this with my two DDs.

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 17:34

@IvyTwines yes….director/producer is trans, too, and is clearly on a mission to ‘educate’ pre-schoolers in their ideology. Only replies saying how marvellous it all is are permitted to stay - all others are hidden (replies can’t be deleted and remain on their posters’ timelines, but are invisible on the thread). 😡

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IvyTwines · 10/03/2023 17:31

One of the showrunners is on Twitter being upset that Netflix aren't promoting the show.

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 17:30

Little kids - and this animation is targetted at under 6s - simply accept that Fred is neither a boy or a girl. The creators think this is wonderful - the message just slides by, with no critique 😡

One of the writers has a thread on Twitter with screenshots and clips, if you can’t access the whole episode.
Here

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ResisterRex · 10/03/2023 17:08

This is enraging and off the list in our house now then

WarriorN · 10/03/2023 17:06

So my original comment stands Angry