In one of the questions, the parliamentarian asks fans: ‘Would you let your child watch a cartoon that defends gender transition, criticizes capitalism and even praises the Soviet Union?’
The federal deputy (PL-SC) stated, in a video published on social media, that the children’s cartoon Galinha Pintadinha would have an “ideological character” and would function as a “factory of militants”. In the video, released on her Instagram profile, the parliamentarian shows what she considers signs that the content of the series would be “left-wing”.
The deputy also shows recent publications from the official Galinha Pintadinha profile to try to support her criticisms. In one of them, the character participates in an Instagram trend called “songs that are not by the same singer”. The video compares the children’s song “Borboletinha” to a melody similar to the communist anthem, in a joking tone.
In one of the questions, in front of the exhibitions, the parliamentarian asks fans. “Would you let your child watch a cartoon that defends gender transition, criticizes capitalism and even praises the Soviet Union?” Júlia also stated that children’s cultural productions would be part of a “plan to attack the family and weaken society’s values”.
In the same video, Zanatta also criticizes the animation of Guardians of the Mansion of Terror (2022). “Netflix also did this, creating a cartoon teaching children to question their sex, whether they are boys or girls, the two existing sexes,” he declared. The video then shows an excerpt from the production in which a character identifies as a trans person.
“Young children are being exposed to messages disguised as fun and almost no one notices. Parents, be careful! Education belongs to the family, not to those who use cartoons to advertise”, wrote the parliamentarian in the publication’s caption. The video has more than 300 thousand views.
After the repercussion, the parliamentarian released a new drawing, which she called “Galinha Armadinha”, in which the character “shoots” figures such as the “censorship owl”, “Lula cachaceira, who sank the nation” and the “media peacock, who distorted the information”. “Armed Chicken po po po, no one will order her in her henhouse”, says an excerpt from the song.
In the caption, Júlia Zanatta commented on the discomfort that the first video generated. “It’s funny – it’s my video that’s bothering you, and not the brand’s Instagram content, which it proposed to seal. The brand’s own social media has already said that the character has always been ‘woke’.”
“It is worth highlighting that I am not speaking as a deputy, using the power of the State to attack Galinha Pintadinha. I am speaking as a mother, who, together with my husband, @guilhermecolombosc, shares a concern as parents. I know that many other parents also do not want this type of content being passed on to their children”, she continued.
“Those who mock this type of concern ignore the impact of linguistic and symbolic schemes transmitted through what we consume – and how this contributes to the formation of the imaginary, which is the starting point for understanding reality and building knowledge”, concluded the deputy.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
