Hi all

my daughter loves Peppa Pig, who now is on the BBC news webpage. Some parent has moaned that within the animation, Peppa is not wearing a seatbelt and due to that their child also refused. What next? Superman having to have flashing lights when he takes off and lands?

Any others for a Friday discussion on this matter?

It is probably just as well that Tom and Jerry or roadrunner are not seen so much on TV these days or they would probably be banned or be preceded by some sort of government health warning!

I might understand if Peppa was being intentionally used to convey a safety message but it is just a cartoon!

If parenting skills are so pathetically poor that a mother cannot explain to her little cherub that she is not a pig then I think we as a nation have more to worry about than if fictional characters wear protective devices or not!

It must be Friday, Pigs Driving and having to wear seatbelts??

Next you'll be telling me PIGS MIGHT FLY!!!

Juan
In England we already possess those powers!!

X-ray vision can be a bit of a distraction 'though! ;-)

Where do we start with "Danger Mouse"!

Smurf

that's narcolepsy!

I’m trying very hard not to get involved with this; also I’m not sure how this ‘new forum’ works, so I may be responding to the wrong topic!

A few thoughts –

Children are very impressionable; for example my Grandson always insists on wearing the safety belt in his little electric car; because this is the norm we have set within our family when travelling in ‘grown up’ cars.

How often do we see personalities and politicians on the TV not wearing safety belts when riding in cars, particularly in the back seats; thereby flouting the law and conveying an extremely bad precedent to the many impressionable ‘grown ups’.

There’s much talk about why compliance with health and safety law is important, becoming part of the school curriculum; so the media must ensure continuity.

That some parent has ‘moaned’ would suggest to me that other parents may feel the same way -
For a reality check, take a look at this - -

Going to kick-up my intergalactic space raider now

Horner d
I have no issue with showing a good example but that should not mean we have to have a Peppa Pig episode where their little red car is involved in a RTC and they are all taken to hospital! Let kids be kids. This reminds me of those Australian gits who slated Santa for being a bad role model - obese, drinks too much etc. That is an adult perspective, not a young child's, who is allowed to believe in nonsense until they become a little more cynical. Santa is not for adults and neither is Peppa. Bleedin' killjoys, nothing to do with health and safety.
By the power of Greyskull!

Unbelievable, what are we comming to ?
will they ban kids playing conkers next . . . .


. . . . oh, hang on