Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom - does it strike anyone else as a bit...um...racist?

[JackBauWooohooohoowaaer]

DD's love this and DH and I can't help but notice that the fairies swan about having picnics and being important and the elves do eveyrthing else. They grow all the food and do all the work, and then when Holly asks if Ben can do things she is always told 'Oh no, but ben is an elf and we are fairies'

Or are we overthinking

I think overthinking it! Ben gets to ride on Gaston, much better than flying!

I do know what you mean jack
Not so much rascist, maybe more the upper classes keeping the working classes down.
DH has mentioned it too.
Looking forward to DD losing interest in it.

Gaston. Yes, the french named ladybird who lives in a dog bed and barks.
Poor Ben, he has to fly on Gaston to keep up with the smug arse fairies

Yy, DH says it is 'class war' or more apartheid than racism, but it's not on.
DD's play it and DD1 is always saying 'no dd2, you cant do that, you are an elf!

I haven't ever given it that much thought. I find it strange too that Gaston the male ladybird barks like a dog.

I like the way that they have carried the Peppa Pig theme over and the Daddy can't get anything right and always has to give his food away

Maybe next series there will be a bloody rebellion and leading fairies lined up against the wall to be shot?

I'm sure Nanny Plum will be at the head of the rebellian then, I think she's treated appallingly !

I'm seriously regretting replacing the cbeebies bedtime hour with this tripe but was getting so sick of ITNG.

Yes Nanny Plum is the fairy slave isn't she.
She will be the traitor who sells out Holly and the Twins hiding places to the rebellion to be spared.

I loved it when she got frozen byt eh witch though 'I was only trying to help, you grumpy old witch' is DD1's favourite phrase.

My Wife wrights fan fiction and is thinking for fun to do such a story!!