The Elmo hatred by chuds on the right is just repackaged edgy 90's edge that cigarette comedians used to take out on Barney for the sin of being nice to people. (hexbear.net)

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Being a real man is when you hate-fuck-kill everything that moves.

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[-] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 20 points 8 months ago

nah fuck barney "i love you you love me we're a happy family" like no sometimes I'm angry at my family?? We're not always happy. Doesnt mean I dont love them, that shit really upset me when I was a kid.

[-] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 29 points 8 months ago

Barney is annoying saccharine and promotes toxic positivity. Even when I was a kid I found him creepy and offputting. The hate for him ended up getting memeified and went way overboard but I at least get where it comes from.

Sesame Street I still have found memories of. It's had a cast of colorful fun characters who experienced a wide range of emotions and actually had to deal with problems actual children would face. Even the cynical Nick Mullen has a positive opinion of Sesame Street.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 19 points 8 months ago

[-] mathemachristian@hexbear.net 16 points 8 months ago

Sorry I think this probably is some core memory because the only thing I remember about barney is that line and me hating him for it lol

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 25 points 8 months ago

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" is maybe a bit deep for a stuffed dinosaur though. But I get what you mean, Mr Rogers never shied from the presence of conflict in loving families.