Now, I know it is just a cartoon and I shouldn't take it so seriously, but thanks to my own personal experiences I'm a little bit more sensitive in this area than I maybe should be.
My DS loves Peppa Pig, resulting in us having watched probably hundreds of episodes. However, it wasn't until this weekend that I have actually taken any real notice of the story-lines (mainly it's just white noise in the background) and was quite shocked at how Daddy Pig is spoken to.
There were several occasions where he was called fat and even more where he was called lazy. One episode shows his wife and her parents mocking his weight, one of them saying 'your tummy is too big to get through the door', while his children giggle and join in.
I think if it was the other way round and Daddy Pig was calling Mummy Pig fat and lazy there would be major uproar about it. I also think the way he is treated is far too close to how a lot of domestic abuse starts; the insults put across as a big 'joke' to start off with so the person it is aimed at is not 'allowed' to be offended and speak up.
AIBU?