According to some parents, Gordon Street Coffee in Edinburgh, Scotland was completely tactless when they used cultural icon Peppa Pig to try and sell some of their sandwiches.
Not just any old sandwiches--bacon sandwiches. And bacon is made from--well, you get the issue.
The sign that Gordon Street Coffee put up admittedly does look like they are going to be cooking Peppa Pig--or at least putting her in the sandwich.
EdingburghLive
The graphic has reportedly sparked the ire of local parents, who think the sign could be traumatizing and upsetting to children.
"Even if you are not vegan or vegetarian that could be really upsetting," one said.
"My kids would be absolutely traumatized if they saw that sign, it's really not funny."
Imagine being an adult and this keeps you up at night lol— Vincent Gambini \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f (@Vincent Gambini \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udff4\u200d\u2620\ufe0f) 1629054030
Killing the animal has zero outrage, advertising through a cartoon character raises hell.— Saurabh Gandhi (@Saurabh Gandhi) 1629054097
People just want to be angry— AL GORE RHYTHMS (@AL GORE RHYTHMS) 1629054934
Mmm, Peppa tastes good— Steve (@Steve) 1629053929
pic.twitter.com/trEWcejUy0— Kenneth Jansson (@Kenneth Jansson) 1629053710
Another said that seeing Peppa representing a food item would "make a lot of children question food. I support that but damn this is pretty sick."
We\u2019ve got to stop the slaughter of cartoon animals for food!— Charles Haney (@Charles Haney) 1629055129
Wtf. Are the woke elite actually protecting Peppa from the harsh, sizzling reality of her pan-fried destiny?— AuntiePootle (@AuntiePootle) 1629054636
Gimme my BLT, but don't remind where it comes from!— GGEZ (@GGEZ) 1629056263
As if it's not traumatizing enough to raise children without bacon but now these parents are outraged over a slightly witty caf\u00e9 sign.\n\nHopefully their children are not like their parents and know how to laugh and have fun.https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1426980466322771970\u00a0\u2026— Sammy Younan -28- (@Sammy Younan -28-) 1629141028
Peppa Pig is a cultural icon in the UK as well as in the USA, featuring her (secretly very tall) family and friends.
In fact, she is so popular in the USA, that children have unexplainably begun speaking with British accents in the USA.
Perhaps don\u2019t continue to eat pigs if making them into anthropomorphic characters then?— Jodi Koberinski (@Jodi Koberinski) 1629194186
pic.twitter.com/O6raFuO7kb— Luuk (@Luuk) 1629192626
As someone who had to suffer through Peppa Pig when I used to babysit my nephews....... I approve.— Everybody Hates El \ud83c\udf38 (@Everybody Hates El \ud83c\udf38) 1629193672
Those same parents shouldn't be allowed to buy bacon. Or have children, come to think of it.— NeverTheTwain (@NeverTheTwain) 1629193660
Gordon Street Cafe has not commented on their use of Peppa.