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The Peppa Pig Pregnancy Conspiracy: Exploring Pronatalist Propaganda
Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of pronatalist propaganda, focusing on a rumored Peppa Pig pregnancy plot. We examine modern and historical examples of propaganda influencing birth rates, from Brazil's soap operas to China's recent family-focused initiatives. Additionally, we reflect on personal experiences with baby doll simulators and their impact on attitudes towards parenting. Get ready to explore how media, culture, and policy intersect to shape societal norms around family and childbearing. Special mention to the humorous and controversial promotional campaign featuring Mummy Pig, making waves with its unique approach to celebrating parenthood.
Malcolm Collins: [00:00:00] They did it like a photo shoot of Mama Pig.
And they
Simone Collins: she's like, she's spread out on like a sort of like silk a, a lush silk
Malcolm Collins: showing off her baby bump and like, looking like half naked and like no, it's, it's like
Simone Collins: a total like glamor spread thing. we were given these baby dolls that you had to take home and the baby dolls would cry on a randomized schedule throughout the day and night. The babies looked very realistic, and. They would just start crying in a very realistic way. You had to have them with you all the time, and you would be graded based on your ability to placate the baby doll.
The, the child wouldn't stop crying at night. And so I marched outside and put it in the trunk of my mom's car, which wait, is this, it probably really deserve like disturbed passers by like, it's kind of amazing, like the police pulled in our house.
Malcolm Collins: From the trunk of the car. I didn't,
Simone Collins: I didn't really like. Now when I think about it, like if I came across, I would have a [00:01:00] freaking heart attack. I would literally crowbar that car open in panic. Like I, I just, I can't believe I did that. Like now being a mom, I cannot believe I did that and I feel really bad.
Would you like to know more?
Simone Collins: Hello Malcolm. I'm so excited to be speaking with you today because we did it guys.
We, we and our protist cabal coerced the British media into pumping out
Malcolm Collins: protist propaganda, or this is, this is the rumor going around a YouTuber who I like to watch. Izzy something. She, she paints her face in various like clown things. She did a, a piece on a a, a rumor that's going around right now,
Simone Collins: a conspiracy theory, if you will,
Malcolm Collins: that Peppa Pig recently got the, the mom and it got pregnant.
Yeah, let, let me, I'll,
Simone Collins: I'll give, I'll give the overview. Okay. And I'll, I'll also link to her video in the pinned comment because it's so good and her channel's just delightful and she's amazing. But basically what happened is Mummy Pig, who is the mother of the popular British cartoon character, Peppa Pig, who is the fourth most in demand cartoon character [00:02:00] in the world, she has her own theme park.
Okay. It's like she's a big deal. In case you don't know. She's the reason why many American kids have vague British accents. Which is great. And so the mother mummy pig announced on TV on live morning TV on Good Morning Britain, that she was pregnant.
Now my next guest is the matriarch of an entertainment at Dynasty. And now I'd like to welcome in her first ever interview someone we're all very excited to meet.
It's Mummy Pig. Mummy Pig. Good morning. Welcome to the show. Gosh. Well, I'm excited to share that our family is getting even bigger because. We're having another baby. I'm due in the summer and we are all so excited. That is amazing. Congratulations. How are you feeling about it?
Oh, thrilled. A litt
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