Furious Irish parents slam 'horrendous' Peppa Pig Goes to Ireland

UK Daily Mail ^ | 2/16/2022 | Jessica Green

[fruser1]

People took to Twitter this week to lambast Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes to Ireland after discovering it features no Irish characters and stereotypes such as Peppa's family purchasing fiddles and attending an Irish-dancing festival.

The criticism came after one parent, Irish author Kevin Power, tweeted a photo of the book on Monday and wrote: 'I read this to my daughter at bedtime.

'It features no Irish characters, just English characters enjoying themselves in Ireland, thus reinscribing 800 years of colonialism. Might call Liveline (an Irish radio show) about it tomorrow.'

He later clarified that he was joking, but parents rushed to agree with the tweet, calling the story - which claims to be the 'perfect introduction to Ireland for little Peppa fans' - 'offensive', and one woman even explained how she had 'immediately put it in the bin' after reading it.

[fruser1]

At least they didn't make it a trip to Cork.

And just imagine the reaction if they had Peppa screaming out: "To hell or to Connacht!!!"

[dsrtsage]

Perhaps it would be fun for a Peppa Pig goes to Mecca

[BenLurkin]

'It features no Irish characters, just English characters enjoying themselves in Ireland, thus reinscribing 800 years of colonialism."

[griswold3]

So systemic racism is contagious?

[griswold3]

So systemic racism is contagious?

[TornadoAlley3]

Does Peppa eat Lucky Charms cereal for breakfast?

[miserare]

Now Paddy’s Pig has some fierce competition.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

People took to Twitter this week to lambast Peppa Pig: Peppa Goes to Ireland after discovering it features no Irish characters and stereotypes such as Peppa's family purchasing fiddles and attending an Irish-dancing festival.

What, no alcoholism?

[Beowulf9]

They should be more outraged at the horrendous art.

[sloanrb]

Not a family guy fan but I always found this funny

Ireland before alcohol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eirq4laOhcU

[dfwgator]

Does Peppa eat Lucky Charms cereal for breakfast?

[Tijeras_Slim]

I remember when the Irish got pissed about real stuff.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Are the Irish the blaCK people of the UK? Seem both very full of themselves and whiny at the same time.

[married21]

Yes, per the movie “The Commitments”.

[dfwgator]

Yes, per the movie “The Commitments”.

Great movie.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The Irish over there consider themselves MOPEs.

That stands for Most Oppressed People Ever.

Does that answer your question?

[dfwgator]

They kinda were.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Irish proving themselves yet again?

Not a fan of Peppa Pig, but sounding just like a certain demographic here, constantly whining, is...well, demographic.

[the OlLine Rebel]

My husband stated the “blacks” of Europe.

Arguable, but at least close. Always been my view. Glad to see someone else thinks so - very unpopular opinion around here, esp. when “St. Patrick’s Day” (the only group that had a holiday for itself in this country for more than a century) comes around.

[philled]

Also check out the rest of the barrytown trilogy. The Snapper and The Van are great reads but the movies fall a bit short of the magic of The Commitments. Still, well worth it if Roddy Doyle’s world captures your imagination…