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Source: SMG Richmond / SMG Richmond According to SBS News , “British cartoon Peppa Pig has been blocked on a popular Chinese streaming platform after the character developed a ‘gangster’ reputation.” “British cartoon Peppa Pig has been blocked on a popular Chinese streaming platform, after the beloved children’s character developed a 'gangster' reputation among adults” https://t.co/WMVHDrkGmD pic.twitter.com/OL2no4HtzA — Luke Buckmaster (@lukebuckmaster) May 1, 2018 Apparently, young adults have adopted the children’s character’s rebellious image, using memes, tattoos and collectible watches to draw parallels that might be considered inappropriate to Peppa’s pre-school demographic. The viral clip below, featuring Peppa’s friend Suzy Sheep, is definitely exhibit A of Peppa’s “Gangster” ways: I’ve never seen such a rude ass little girl like Peppa Pig #peppapig #pig #whistle #sheep #rude #littlegirl #peppa #cookies #phone pic.twitter.com/KnEv8i5JOm — Roatan_Prince (@RoatanP) April 30, 2018 This isn’t the first time China’s powers that be tried to shut down a children’s cartoon that was becoming a cult icon among adults. Last year, Winnie the Pooh caught the ire of Chinese censors following viral memes that compared the honey-loving bear to Chinese President Xi Jinping . Peppa Pig is banned in China for promoting 'gangster attitudes' https://t.co/NuV9MOlLoI pic.twitter.com/WwxDhwCC5G — The Independent (@Independent) May 2, 2018 RMIT University’s Professor Yu explains to SBS: “In China’s strict environment, it’s hard to directly criticise anything so they use round-about, joking ways… Peppa Pig is supposed to teach kids about the importance of family which is quite acceptable to the Chinese culture, but the fact that young people have turned it into something associated with a thug or a gangster, that’s totally the opposite of what (Chinese President) Xi Jinping has wanted China to be.” “Peppa Pig is banned in China for promoting gangster attitudes” pic.twitter.com/shPp7ieepo — ⎛⎝ℜ
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