Adults loved to hate Barney, but why? A new doc tries and fails to explain

[ADevilYouKhow]

Adults loved to hate Barney, but why? A new doc tries and fails to explain

I Love You, You Hate Me examines what makes people (men especially) so hostile to a children's dinosaur. But it's spoiled by sensational side trips and settles on the idea that haters just need a hug.

www.npr.org

Hmm

 

[Bboystyle]

Hes gay thats why

 

[br82186]

It's like the Teletubbies nd Sesame Street, to mostly conservatives and the right anything of bright colors they always start a war with.

They are what their predecessors were in the late 80's and 90's when they started culture wars with the art and entertainment industry

 

[Adeptus Astartes]

It's like the Teletubbies nd Sesame Street, to mostly conservatives and the right anything of bright colors they always start a war with.

They are what their predecessors were in the late 80's and 90's when they started culture wars with the art and entertainment industry

Nah. The problem was Barney's world was too "perfect". Same thing with Teletubbies to an extent, but TT was for 1-2 year olds, so it was forgivable.

Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers treated kids like real people with deep feelings. Those shows could get pretty dark, and talked about real issues like war, prejudice, death, and incarceration. Barney was too happy for its own good.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Nah. The problem was Barney's world was too "perfect". Same thing with Teletubbies to an extent, but TT was for 1-2 year olds, so it was forgivable.

Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers treated kids like real people with deep feelings. Those shows could get pretty dark, and talked about real issues like war, prejudice, death, and incarceration. Barney was too happy for its own good.

Facts, Mr. Rogers and Sesame Street spoke to me more. I skipped Barney and got into Shining Time Station/Thomas the Tank Engine. Side note, having Ringo Starr and then later George Carlin as the magical conductor was the height of randomness.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Conservative cancel culture?

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

the older kids used to sing
“i hate you, you hate me, lets all go and kill barney”

 

[Pressure]

One of the Barney girls went to school with me. That said, it's weird hearing a bunch of men in their late 30s and 40s talk about why they didn't like Barney....

The hell were y'all old nikkas watching it for?

 

[Adeptus Astartes]

the older kids used to sing
“i hate you, you hate me, lets all go and kill barney”

Damn, you brought me back:

"I hate you, you hate me, I shot Barney in the knee, with a BB gun, and kicked him out the door...No more purple dinosaur!"

Anti Barney sentiment was HUGE in the mid to late 90s.

I remember playing this game. Bharney Blast! Lol.
And the other one Barney Carnage for mac

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

This doc was pretty cool

Black dude at the end was like

"I love you, Barney....I LOVE YOU BARNEEEEEY"

 

[987654321]

Nah. The problem was Barney's world was too "perfect". Same thing with Teletubbies to an extent, but TT was for 1-2 year olds, so it was forgivable.

Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers treated kids like real people with deep feelings. Those shows could get pretty dark, and talked about real issues like war, prejudice, death, and incarceration. Barney was too happy for its own good.

I was just trying to figure out why I hate ska music. I think it may just be two happy. I already get salty when it starts. When those bullshyt horns kick in I’m ready to hate.