Ive only seen it a few times...but OMG it is so bad

WHY does the BBC think a childrens (toddlers) TV show which uses words such as wagwan and wassup is a good idea!?

I do not want izzy using stupid words like this...what is wrong with using proper words?!

I know it's so annoying!

Luckily Imogen has decided Cbeebies is far too babyish and will only watch Cbbc. I haven't had to watch Rastamouse, Mr Tumble or Mr Blooms Nursery in about 3wks now it's been bliss I have got really into the Sarah Jane Adventures though which is a little sad of me

Izzy normally watches Nick Jr or Disney or something...so thankfully don't watch it very often!

Thats good. We only have freeview so not got many choices and I don't let her watch Citv cause of the adverts!

Thats a BIG problem on Nick Jr - LOADS of adverts, thankfully she just likes watching and doesnt ask for stuff yet!

this is why i refuse to let elijah watch waybuloo - they talk absolute bollocks, whats the point in teaching a baby that?!!

I can't stand Rastamouse !!!!

Rasta Mouse is my 2nd worst, Grandpa in my pocket is my worst
Flick dances to the Rasta Mouse intro says Hello Minnie Mouse then lets me turn over

I hate rastamouse, the language in it is awful and i actually think its quite derogatory to black people as its so stereotypical x

I had to google what 'wagwan' meat cos I kept thinking what do they mean 'alreet Mr prez dent, wagwan?''

There are a few progs on CBeebies atm that could do with changing. I find that Nina's body one weird....... I think it is more CBBC than CBeebies

Yeh Nina and the Neurons I hate...actually quite a lot on cBeebies annoys me!

The things I don't mind her watching are Show Me Show Me, Chuggington, Mr Blooms Nursery, Balamory, Big Barn Farm, Driver Dan and the Story Train, I can Cook (with Katy), Tinga Tinga & 3rd & Bird

The ones I hate are Rasta Mouse, Prairie Dogs, $%&^*(& Mighty Mites ... and lots of others I can't even name!

I like Prairie Dogs!
They are so cute pmsl x Hubby takes the mick too but OMG! they are adorable

The reason it pees me off is they use different prairie dogs the whole time, and the one Snow is so obviously a womans voice, but they refer to it as the other ones brother!

I know lots of kids things use woman for voices, but its so obvious! Even Izzy has noticed that

I am too busy cooing to notice
I am the only one who watches it though, can't resist a cutie me

Im not the only one who calls it $%&^*(& mighty mites then?

Omg I hate rastamouse its so fecking annoying. I also think baby jake needs axe-ing too cos what the hell does goggigeeea mean. harry can talk just fine until he watches that shit xx

omg baby jake....noooooo i leave the room if it's on...but lily-ann LOVES it!!!

rastamouse is horrible, they watched it once and now i turn it off

they love mr bloom's nursery, something special, i can cook, big cook little cook and lewis loves show me show me, but lily-ann's not too fussed with it

luckily benji doesnt watch any tv really. only waybuloo and on a night time ITNG (i HATE it!! bleddy maka paka!!!)
i've seen rasta mouse before, adam finds it funny but i think its quite derogatory too

i like show me show me, mr tumble and me and adam LOVE gigglebiz as justin fletcher is just awesome

i HATE mightymights too!!!! argh!!!! she is so fecking annoying

i have no idea what half these programmes are

Danielle watches mickey mouse , handy manny , special agent oso and she has a thing for jake and the never land pirates
film of the month is tangled

haha we only watch peppa pig dvds and sesame street videos keeps all that sh*t to a minimum while we still can!

sesame street reminds me of my childhood , coming home at lunch time from school and back then it were only 4 tv channels , sesame street was the only kid like thing on and you know what i fecking hate it with a passion !!

There are other things on tv other than Peppa Pig?

Seriously though, im like most of you ladies, there are the few that are good for the kids but the others are awful. Aimee is in to Justins House at the moment and she also loves Pink Panther which is on BBC2 at about 11.30, so I record that as we are normally in the car on the way home from work then.

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I actually quite like rastamouse and don't mind a bit of exposure to other cultures. I was really disappointed when I found out the guy who does the voice isn't a rasta though!

There's a strong rasta contingent in a couple of areas of Sheffield and they really do speak that way. The words they use like wagwan and irie are accepted patois terminology. Having said that we don't go around randomly speaking French when there's an English alternative so I do get the point a bit (ahem, Dora...)

At first I was quite shocked and wondered if it was racist but once I'd watched it, it doesn't say anything bad about Rastas, its just some mice who speak differently and wear that sort of clothes, you don't see them hanging around smoking pot etc. I would be more annoyed if it was "pikeymouse", taught children to say innit and get drunk on street corners.

This is coming from someone who objects to Shameless, Royle Family and Emerdale because I think those programmes normalise scummy behaviour and make all northerners out to be unwashed fucktards, so take from that what you will!

The difference between Dora and Ratsa is that Dora teaches an actual language that is useful and really no one would mine if your kid learnt some spanish! Rasta uses words that are not any language, just slang and I couldn't give a fiddlestick if that is the 'slang' that minorities use - it is not proper words and not proper English, so why would anyone want their kid using these words.

Slang changes all the time (hence why film writers have to get youths in to tell them the 'correct' slang to use - so next year the 'words' they use won't be up to date!

I don't think it would be hard for the Rasta writers to use 'what's going on?' instead of 'wagwan' to be honest - and its a kids programme so hardly going to insult anyone who actually says wagwan etc!

Also wagwan and wasup are youth slang, not just Rasta slang, so the 2 do not have to be linked for Rasta mouse to be what it is meant to be

As far as I see it the BBC is supposed to provide educational programmes for children, not programmes that use slang cos its 'current'

Oh and Em I HATE all soaps I cringe at Shameless but it does make me laugh!