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Jandino Asporaat's Children's Program Faces Criticism for Weight Joke; AVROTROS Responds

Jandino Asporaat’s NPO Zapp debut, 'Hopi Snelle Show,' has drawn criticism after his character Judeska made a joke about a child's weight in a school canteen sketch. While viewers expressed outrage on social media and called for legal action, broadcaster AVROTROS defended the content as satire intended to unite a diverse family audience. A spokesperson emphasized the public value of recognition and youth engagement, declining to classify the remarks as bodyshaming while noting that the program focuses on absurdist comedy.
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