I have two delightful and generally darling nieces, and thankfully they are emerging relatively unscathed from the Purple Dinosaur phase of affairs with only one of them afflicted by vegetarianism, a relatively mild if annoying affliction.
That said, I read Ambulance Drivers note on the Evil One and Lawdogs comment thereupon, with a certain amusement and recollection.
My objection to Barney is the sly inculcation of leftist values and wild-eyed pacifism under the heading of "appropriate childrens entertainment" - I would much rather share the ouvre of Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and Daffy Duck with my nieces...or if I must stick to the modern, South Park or The Simpsons, as they tend to skewer on an equal opportunity basis.
Teaching a child to blindly accept or offer undue reverence for authority is counterproductive if you seek a free nation. Teaching a child violence is *always* evil is teaching a child how to be a victim, and not doing that child any favors.
It is harder, but teaching a child to question authority and ask the hard questions while choosing their battles wisely is worth the extra effort. Teaching a child that self-defense is a moral right and that self-reliance is simply rational gives them a fighting chance against lifes little mishaps.
To do less is moral and intellectual laziness.
It is for this that I despise Barney, and much of modern so-called "children's television".
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Well said, Ray.
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