Barney is Bad

I was actually watching Barney this morning (a, there was nothing else on and b, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi was about to start)when I realised, "WHY the HELL would I have watched THIS crap when I was five??????"
It is NOT a kids show! Sesame Street is a kids' show. Blue's Clue's is a kids' show. Hi-5 is a kids' show. Play School is a kids' show. Get my point? BARNEY is NOT a kids' show! You wanna know why? I'll tell you why!
1) ALL of the kids are too old to be six or seven and they have fake names. For example, when I was watching BAF as a youngster I thought Tosha really was called Tosha. But guess what? She's not! Tosha is a character name. I stupidly thought these kids were "acting natural". But no! Thanks a lot for the "being yourself" lecture, then! I'm sure a lot of kids will have high self-esteem!
2) Speaking of "natural acting", who else thinks the kids are hamming it up WAY too much? Everyone just overacts like they've been forced into it. The producers of this show think nobody will pick up on it, but I'm nearly 13 and I can spot ham acting from a kilometre away!
3) Barney himself is sick and wrong, and it's not because he doesn't wear pants. Humphrey B. Bear and Fat Cat don't wear pants, but at least we have fun and actually learn moral lessons from them! Barney says all these weird things like Cheating is Okay, Stealing is Human Nature, Bullying is Fine, Not Acting Naturally is Cool, Paedophilia is Just Another Hobby, Magic Solves Everything and Murder is Rad! I'm so glad I noticed this before it was too late!
4) The show's producers don't even LIKE kids! That's how "committed" they really are to service children. Do I hear a "ka-ching"?

So that's Barney for you. If I was dying and the only things I could do to save my life were watch BAF or listen to a Daryl Somers CD, I'd choose the Daryl Somers CD anyday!

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