Bluey is facing backlash due to an episode that some viewers consider to be fatphobic

A recent episode of the popular children's show Bluey has sparked controversy on social media for its alleged fat-shaming storyline that involves dad Bandit and his struggle with fitness.

[spyrothedragon]

I’m overweight and I think this episode is great; sending a message about good health is never a bad thing

[starlight_studios_art]

I dont see how it is fatphobic. Mans just wants to stay healthy, bro. It isnt fatphobic to want to stay healthy

[anamarinoble]

Now it’s fat-phobic to send a message about staying healthy and exercising. What’s next, are greens gonna be the next fat phobic food!?

[erimator]

Can’t they just make ONE episode without it being considered “inappropriate”?! Yeah, I know Bluey is a kids cartoon, but it’s meant to touch people of all ages. Disney just can’t understand that there’s more than just cupcakes and rainbows and that real life situations like this exist.

[Iamtehman]

Counterpoint;

The people saying this episode is “fat-phobic” are actually being fit-phobic and need to do better. My daughter loved this episode btw

[Lucky_]

The people complaining about this episode have no life

[girlinahat]

the lesson was to make exercising apart of your life. like playing with your children. Make health easier by integrating it with your daily tasks.

[quinntrice]

People now: Blue dog on TV made relatable comment about being overweight and it offends me.

People before: Haha that cat got skinned alive by an angery dog cause the cat was chasing a mouse.

[raemarlek]

911 what's your emergency? "my neighbor is tryna lose weight, I think he's Fat Phobic" 😂😂💀

[mustafaercumen]

This has nothing with being fatphobic. İn every part of episode they focused on Bandit having healthier practice not bad shape or body.

[penncil]

Bro what?? He and his wife just notice they’re out of shape and wanna work on that. And then the rest of the episode is them learning to have a fun and healthy way of doing it and including their kids too. I think this is a super good episode to show how to be fit and healthy while still enjoying yourself


Also if they’re worried about kid shows being fat phobic go to Peppa pig, Peppa and her family are constantly making fun and insulting her dad about how he’s overweight and literally call him fat all the time.

[dotconnector]

Morpheus voice: what if I told you the reason why it seems like no single person on the planet complained about this episode is because ...no one did. The people wanting you to stay fat, lazy and trapped in their system freaked out this childrens cartoon may motivate you to be the best version of you, and free yourself...so they pulled it.

[toysntings]

Bluey is amazing. People complaining should take a good hard look at themselves and maybe do some exercise rather than attack a cartoon portraying facts

[glenncross]

If people are mad about this, why aren't they up in arms over Peppa Pig and her family constantly fat shaming their own father?

[CEEISDRUNK]

Dude that’s not being fat-phobic he’s just making a choice.

[JakBaronKing]

I bet nearly half of the people don’t even have kids and cannot relate to the struggles of weight gain and stress that often comes from child rearing

[Leo-stti]

This isn’t fatphobic it’s literally about someone struggling with his weighty wtf

[AlphaHumphrey]

I'm reasonably sure there's like 3 people that actually complained and it got blown way out of proportion. I haven't seen an actual negative comment about this episode at all.

[mrstraightman]

This isn't fatphobic. That is simply ridiculous. This whole situation is just ridiculous. Bluey isn't fatphobic. WAKE UP!!!!

[eggowaff]

The reason people are uncomfortable with this science isn’t because they want to promote unhealthy lifestyles (although there isn’t one correct way staying healthy comes in many different forms). They’re upset because this bit can install the idea that if you aren’t the correct weight you need to exercise. This is a good idea but children can’t fully process how much they need to exercise and how that codependents on other components of your life. I grew up developing anorexia nervosa. I wish children don’t take the wrong message because those thoughts and actions your take against yourself would never be something I wished for anyone else.