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jwalt's review against another edition
Incredibly fatphobic and ableist. Put me off this author.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia and Ableism
melchk's review against another edition
5.0
Pig the pug is a family favourite! He's so lazy in this book but makes us all laugh and laugh! We read these as a family as soon as each book is released. They are just so much fun.
maltru's review against another edition
2.0
Fat-phobic
I normally love Pig the Pug books, but this one shouldn’t have gotten past the editor’s office. Being a slob is NOT the same thing as being fat, and most of what Blabey focuses on in this book is more about being fat than being messy and lazy. You can be a thin and messy, thin and lazy, thin and disorganized, thin and slovenly. But the talk of ankles swelling and nonstop gorging and then falling through the floor- that’s about being fat. That’s using someone’s size as the joke, which is usually something you tell children not to do.
I normally love Pig the Pug books, but this one shouldn’t have gotten past the editor’s office. Being a slob is NOT the same thing as being fat, and most of what Blabey focuses on in this book is more about being fat than being messy and lazy. You can be a thin and messy, thin and lazy, thin and disorganized, thin and slovenly. But the talk of ankles swelling and nonstop gorging and then falling through the floor- that’s about being fat. That’s using someone’s size as the joke, which is usually something you tell children not to do.
mackenzievirginia's review against another edition
0.25
Extremely fatphobic, would not hand to a child
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