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Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« on: November 23, 2024, 10:40:05 am »
Professor claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
A ‘rebelli[on] against an alternate version of masculinity and being homophobic’
College Fix Staff •November 23, 2024
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A University of Tulsa professor of media studies claimed recently that hatred for the character Barney the Dinosaur derives from a “rebelli[on] against an alternate version of masculinity and being homophobic.”

According to The Daily Wire, Emily Contois made the assertion on the podcast “Generation Barney,” which discusses the classic kids show and its impact.

There’s long been speculation about the purple dinosaur’s sexuality; just Google “Barney gay dinosaur” or something similar and see what turns up.  ...

Contois also injected race into her argument, claiming a “part of th[e] white masculine sort of set of authorities is this incredible resistance to homosexuality.”

A year ago, Dazed, which claimed Barney is, if not outright gay, at least queer (according to “many of his right-wing adversaries,” that is), pointed to academic Elizabeth Tucker’s claims that the perception of the purple dinosaur’s sexuality led to homophobic parodies of his songs (“I hate you, you hate me, Barney died from HIV, We called the doctor, And this is what he said: ‘Sorry, kids, Barney’s dead'”).  ...
It couldn't possibly be simply that the character is annoying as hell.
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2024, 10:59:42 am »
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2024, 11:05:36 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 23, 2024, 10:40:05 am
Professor claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
A ‘rebelli[on] against an alternate version of masculinity and being homophobic’
College Fix Staff •November 23, 2024It couldn't possibly be simply that the character is annoying as hell.
:yowsa:

I don't care if Barney cohabitates with Tinky-Winky, it is still exasperatingly annoying. (Neither show was allowed on our TV, along with Captain Planet.)
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2024, 11:32:36 am »
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A University of Tulsa professor of media studies claimed recently that hatred for the character Barney the Dinosaur derives from a “rebelli[on] against an alternate version of masculinity and being homophobic.”

There's a massive anti-Barney movement out there? Where? The series ended in 2010, and re-runs ended in 2020 (I "had to" W'pedia it). Plus or minus GoogTube, the insulin-requiring Barney show isn't even out there to produce antipathy.
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2024, 11:37:15 am »
Quote from: mountaineer on November 23, 2024, 10:40:05 am
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It couldn't possibly be simply that the character is annoying as hell.

IMO, the show was rated a full 5 insulin syringes. My munchkins were of the Sesame Street (before going full Prog social ideology), Psalty the Singing Songbook, and Donut Man eras, some years before Barney came to the kid TV scene.
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2024, 12:47:12 pm »
That show was unwatchable. Give Mr  Rodgers any day
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2024, 01:09:58 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on November 23, 2024, 11:37:15 am
IMO, the show was rated a full 5 insulin syringes. My munchkins were of the Sesame Street (before going full Prog social ideology), Psalty the Singing Songbook, and Donut Man eras, some years before Barney came to the kid TV scene.
I don't get it.

Insulin won't help with a saccharine overdose.
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Re: Univ. of Tulsa prof claims hostility to Barney the Dinosaur rooted in white anti-gayness
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2024, 03:53:08 pm »
Barney is gay?
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