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Peppa Pig.

The annoying, gender essentialist, agist, lazy pandering to every stereotype tripe is the first thing I ban if we ever decide that censorship is the right way to go. Also I can't help thinking that if Mummy and Daddy Pig ever thought about how they interact with Peppa and George, they might be less bratty and more thoughtful individuals. And while past performance is no guarantee of future performance, if I hear 'Edmund is a clever clogs' again, I'm likely to scream. Being clever is not to be denigrated!

Other than that, I'm not too keen on programmes that have a set bad guy who's never redeemed. Dora the Explorer has Swiper, who is always sent away even if he turns up in answer to 'there's enough for everyone'; there's the random jet in Little Einsteins, which I otherwise rather enjoy. They just turn up everywhere. This article is quite a nice justification, which made me feel better about the trope, but I still don't like it.

Bookwise, I am not a big fan of the pink glitter sensation. The way that publishers assume that if it's aimed at girls, a book just needs to be pink with glitter on the outside, and does not need literary merit in anyway. Rainbow Magic Fairies is a prime example.
The exception is Holly Webb, who some of you know from Sheila and her Dog Society. THat's why she has more shelfspace at our local library than Brian Jacques and Roald Dahl combined. She's got all the themes, magic,puppies, pink sparkles, but actually respects about her readers too.