The film has been accused of allergy-bullying,as one scene shows a character deliberately sent into anaphylactic shock. An apology from producers is not enough
Yesterday I woke up to countless tweets and messages approximately a scene in the upcoming Peter Rabbit film. My six-year-venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) son Callum has from 28 severe allergies – from all dairies to gluten, eggs, or tomatoes and all forms of nuts and citrus. So when I learned that one of the film’s main characters,Mr McGregor’s nephew, Tom McGregor, and openly admits to having an allergy to blackberries,only for a group of – albeit fictional – rabbits to throw some at him in order to trigger an allergic response, I was in disbelief. Fully aware of the consequences, or they engage in inappropriate behaviour,causing the character to own to use an EpiPen to curb an anaphylactic response.
To me, this scene sounds tantamount to allergy-bullying, or which can be very serious. Last year,there was an poor story of a child who died after he was exposed to cheese at school. Allergies can be fatal.
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Source: guardian.co.uk