An online row has broken out between Bluey fans after the beloved children’s show was accused of using profanity.
Earlier this week, a member of the Adult Bluey Lovers Facebook group posted a screenshot of the Australian-made cartoon’s website and expressed concern about the language used.
In a recent episode description, a character was described as “hell-bent” on selling real estate, a phrase the Facebook user took issue with.
‘Why did Bluey say the H word?’ read the title of the post.
The complaint received nearly 2,000 comments, and many of the group’s 72,000 Bluey fans were quick to defend the language choice.
An online row has broken out between Bluey fans after the beloved children’s show was accused of using profanity.
Earlier this week, a member of the Facebook group Adult Bluey Lovers posted a screenshot of the Australian-made cartoon’s website and had an issue with some of the language.
“I was looking for the word ‘prostitute’ or… something offensive… no, nothing to see here,” wrote one Facebook user.
‘I fear adults who call it “the H-word.” ADULTS’, wrote another user from the children’s program’s fan group.
‘It’s a hell. What is the problem? [Americans] Tell your kids in church all the time,” one testy commenter wrote in response.
In a recent episode description, a character was described as “hell-bent” on selling real estate, which the Facebook user took issue with.
‘Why did Bluey say the H word?’ read the title of the post
Many more commentators agreed, sparking a heated debate over religious sensitivities.
‘Can we say it in church but otherwise it’s a bad word? Wow,” another member of the Facebook group wrote.
Another echoed this sentiment: “I’m sure I can’t tell you we learned about hell if I can’t use the word hell, right?”
The post received nearly 2,000 comments, and many of Bluey’s 72,000 fans in the group were quick to defend the language choice.
“Worried about a word, but you scare them with your religious nonsense,” someone else commented.
‘You do need the threat of hell to be a good person. You’re not a good person, you’re a tied up bad person,’ wrote another.
However, other commenters had more information about the post.
“You’re lucky as an Australian show they don’t use the ‘c-word’ every other sentence,” one commenter joked.
It comes as Bluey’s heartwarming finale proved a big hit on ABC Kids on Sunday.
The 28-minute special episode of the animated children’s show reached 2.28 million viewers in Australia.
Meanwhile, 787,000 people watched the show on ABC iview, making it the most-watched entertainment program of the night.
The episode, titled The Sign, marked the end of the show’s third season before an extended break for the Heeler family.
Featured guest stars in the tear-filled finale included Joel Edgerton, Rove McManus and Deborah Mailman.
It comes as Bluey’s heartwarming finale proved a big hit on ABC Kids on Sunday. The episode, titled The Sign, marked the end of the show’s third season before an extended break for the Heeler family.