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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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MrsOvertonsWindow · 10/03/2023 17:06

Most adults have the skills and understanding to critique this nonsense - which is why children are so relentlessly targeted - so that there's a younger generation coming through without the critical thinking to understand the difference between facts and fantasy.
Pushing this stuff at such young children is literally grooming them to believe that sex differences don't exist.

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 17:01

@WarriorN Fred was a girl…name of Winifred. She was her grandma Dottie’s granddaughter. But - who knows why? - Winifred decided she didn’t feel right as a girl. So she changed her name to Fred, called herself non binary and selected they/them pronouns.

Eye rolls all round. It’s awful that being a girl was not good enough for Winifred. What message does that send to girls?

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 16:56

@Appleypie yep, it’s still me😀. It’s not my fault my handle became the name of a well-known social media platform 🤣

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WarriorN · 10/03/2023 16:47

Ah sorry it's the boy - still stands. Why can't boys be kind?

It's still shit for girls as they're told that boys are sort of girls too.

WarriorN · 10/03/2023 16:46

Utterly shit for young girls.

That they can't be brave and adventurous and an actual girl.

WarriorN · 10/03/2023 16:45

Crap ds watches occasionally. Will steer away

Appleypie · 10/03/2023 16:41

This is madness and indoctrination, totally agree.

And apologies for the derail here but tiktok?! Are you THE tiktok of the breastfeeding board? You helped me a lot when my teenagers were babies! I feel like I've just bumped into an old family friend.

Sorry, as you were.

Mizzem · 10/03/2023 16:40

Grooming.

IhearyouClemFandango · 10/03/2023 16:32

We watch this quite a lot and actually saw this episode, I did roll my eyes but not much more.

KnottyKnitting · 10/03/2023 16:30

Insanity... Preschoolers have enough trouble with pro-nouns as it is ( speech development wise) Way to make the whole thing even more confusing!

wast542 · 10/03/2023 15:58

This is absolutely bonkers. My kids will no longer be watching

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tiktok · 10/03/2023 15:58

@raspberrywine It is shocking anyone would think it suitable for pre-schoolers. It’s a very popular series…..and yes, it is like indoctrination.

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raspberrywine · 10/03/2023 15:55

I will not be tuning in. Not adding to their viewing figures.

We've seen elsewhere that this ideology is being pushed on increasingly younger children. Drip, drip effect so by the time they are teens they are fully indoctrinated.