Hit Australian kids’s TV present Bluey has edited an episode after considerations that it was probably fat-shaming characters.
A co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Company and BBC Studios, Bluey is about in Australia and is concerning the lifetime of an eponymous blue heeler pet, her little sister Bingo and her mother and father Bandit and Chilli.
The episode – referred to as Train – sees Bluey’s mum and pa, Chilli and Bandit, complaining about how they wanted to train to drop a few pounds.
Within the present, Bandit is seen weighing himself and saying: “Oh man … I simply have to do some train”.
Chilli chips in, replying “inform me about it” earlier than Bluey asks “why do not you simply do some train?”
After the episode was aired in Australia, mother and father and well being professionals voiced concern that it was sending probably dangerous messages to kids about their weight.
“With one in 5 kids around the globe displaying indicators of disordered consuming, I actually anticipated extra…”, one mum or dad wrote on Fb, whereas others have been “appalled” concerning the “fatphobic” message.
A spokesman for ABC mentioned: “The latest episode of Bluey, Train, has been republished by the ABC following a call by the makers of this system. The brand new model offers households with the chance to handle essential conversations in their very own means.
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“As the house of Bluey, the ABC helps the choice to re-edit this system and we now have up to date the episode on our platforms.
“BBC Studios will use this revised model for international distribution and in addition assist this determination.”
The choice has met with favour, with one mum or dad posting on Fb: “Properly performed Bluey manufacturing workforce for listening/recognising the issue and making the change. Wanting ahead to watching it this night with my son.”
