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'Dangerous' Peppa Pig Episode pulled from Australian TV - Again
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SuperBanana
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He can't hurt you, he just wants a hug.
Jon Carter
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I understand both sides of the argument. The episode was well-intentioned, but they forgot that Australia is a land where deadly spiders are a dime a dozen.
To be clear most spiders in Australia are harmless but I actually can understand why that's not a good message for kids, especially in this country.
I was a little worried when I read the title because I thought it might be because some dickhead in a Murdoch paper complained that the show promoted cultural Marxism or some bullshit which has happened in the past.
We have spiders, snakes and even dropbears but nothing in this country is more dangerous than the infamous 'dickhead.'
I was a little worried when I read the title because I thought it might be because some dickhead in a Murdoch paper complained that the show promoted cultural Marxism or some bullshit which has happened in the past.
We have spiders, snakes and even dropbears but nothing in this country is more dangerous than the infamous 'dickhead.'
FeenixRising
Banned
I understand
The spiders are as big as people in Australia... good precaution.
The spiders are as big as people in Australia... good precaution.
Marty Chinn
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It's the Mister Skinny Legs episode! I know that one way too well since my kids watched that one a lot. Totally understandable with the ban and not something that would have crossed my mind.
uncredited male
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Only children and the elderly though.
buy teh haloz
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Surely there are some dangerous spiders in the UK.
DarkJediKnight
Member
Let's see:
Peppa Pig
Pedro Pony
Suzy Sheep
Stuart Spider
Perfect. We now have a new character.
<This is what happens when you have a 2 year old>
Peppa Pig
Pedro Pony
Suzy Sheep
Stuart Spider
Perfect. We now have a new character.
<This is what happens when you have a 2 year old>
BlackBanditSho
Member
Totally reasonable pulling the episode.
Also, a bong, bing, boo shout out to all of the Peppa Pig parents in here.
Also, a bong, bing, boo shout out to all of the Peppa Pig parents in here.
Littlefang
Member
Okay so I had to look up the episode and I love how George is the one who finds the spider and then Peppa just literally steals it from him.
always crazy bacon
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None at all.
Romars202129
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USA has black widows, but I've honestly only ever seen them in the woods.
We also have brown recluses whom are also dangerous, but I've never seen one period.
So the 'spiders are harmless' thing flies here too.
We also have brown recluses whom are also dangerous, but I've never seen one period.
So the 'spiders are harmless' thing flies here too.
Renegade Frost
Banned
ehm I think you can find Black Widows in the UK
Edit: or maybe only in southern Europe...
My boys have seen the episode countless times, but they would never go near an actual spider.
I can understand why they would pull the episode though. If even one child picks up a redback (which are everywhere here) because they saw it was OK on Peppa Pig and got bitten...well the outcome has the potential to be very bad.
I can understand why they would pull the episode though. If even one child picks up a redback (which are everywhere here) because they saw it was OK on Peppa Pig and got bitten...well the outcome has the potential to be very bad.
He's an expert.
Valkerionseven
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It's silly... unless you are in Australia where the spiders actually can kill you lol.
Seriously the messaging is fine that spiders and insects are "mostly" harmless but I see where people are coming from in this case especially in Aussyland.
Seriously the messaging is fine that spiders and insects are "mostly" harmless but I see where people are coming from in this case especially in Aussyland.
Aarglefarg
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ing-bitten-by-false-widow-spider-9851990.html
I don't see a follow-up but what I see makes it look like an infection that killed her.
One person in Australia has been killed by spider in almost 40 years.
There might even be more deaths from spiders proportionately in the US (I haven't seen undisputed data on it).
Lone Dragon
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While I get what the show is trying to say, I can certainly see this being an issue in Australia. Heck, I have black widows all around my house, and several have managed to get inside the house. I caught my dog playing with one. I've also seen brown recluses at my grandmother's house. I'd hate for my daughter to see this, then grab one of those spiders.
Pai Pai Master
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Why haven't you burned your house down yet
always crazy bacon
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And it was a not a natural UK spider but from overseas, I think one "maybe" death is not as scary as Australia many deadly spiders.
peanutbutterlatte
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Yeah simple matter of cultural differences. This is all absolutely fine, and yeah it should be pulled.
Stead Fast
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Isn't the Flase Widow now indigenous to the UK after decades of exposure to our climate? Or was that just a scare story a few years back? Not lethal on bite, per se, but still harmful.
I know the Lace Web can poison too, but again nothing that can't be treated here.
Edit:
On the pic, it's extra creepy since they got George half-lidded. He looks way too into it.
Some spiders keep humans as pets in Australia
Instead of banning the episode they should just do a special version for Australia.
'Dangerous' Peppa Pig episode banned in Australia after multiple houses burn down.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Yeah, this. There are no native dangerous spiders here in the UK where Peppa Pig is made, but obviously that rule doesn't apply to Australia so it makes sense to pull it from airing over there.
Lesser of two evils. I mean your house would probably be infested with spider eggs anyway.
Shame that there wasn't enough budget to add some exceptions and examples of dangerous spiders to the episode instead. I feel like it would have been useful to the young'uns.
You know how it is, kill one, and suddenly friends and family show up for the funeral. What do you think will happen when it's not just a single individual, but an entire house covered in spiders?
NHarmonic.
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I've been in Sydney for 2 months and i've never seen the spiders usually posted here (in the wild or houses).
It's been better than my home country, lol.
It's been better than my home country, lol.
Over the centuries we've basically murdered the fuck out of all the dangerous wildlife in the UK.
I mean, bulls can gore you if you fuck around in their fields, but that's it. Our only surviving native venomous snake is the Adder, which is basically a pussy.
The Australian equivalent of a Black Widow (red back) is common to its most populous city (Sydney) to the point that you need to teach children to be careful playing around tree stumps or other places with dark crevices and it isn't even the most dangerous common spider.