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Sunday, March 03, 2002 The Barney Invasion Barney is taking over the world--today I got emails (read: spam) on two different email accounts with the subject title "Free Barney Plush Toy!" I thought he was dead, but no--that scary purple dinosaur has his own fan club and line of clothes at Target! Hoping that not everyone was falling victim to his evil ways, I did a Google search for "kill Barney." The results were pretty interesting. The Jihad to Destroy Barney the Dinosaur started as a Barney hate organization and has grown into a community of role-playing enthusiasts. Excerpts from their FAQ (question: Why does the Jihad hate b'harnii?): 7. Barney does not promote thinking for yourself; rather you are condemned for going against the wishes of the majority. 8. He is a weak attempt to usurp Sesame Street. 13. Barney tells children, "A stranger is a friend you've never met," when the rates of kidnapping and child molestation are rising. 16. Barney and other authority figures over-rule the children's desires and feelings on a consistent basis. The site even includes scholarly criticism with titles like "Education, Commercialism and Barney" and "Barney vs. Individualism." Some crazier sites include: 208 Ways to Kill Barney (which is pretty amusing), The Official Kill Barney Crusade Homepage (check this one out--you'll laugh), and Clay's TV Wav Page (sound files of Barney vs. Star Trek, "I do believe the Barney concept is a Satanic plot to render adults brain-dead," and a link to the Barney Fun Page, where you can select a weapon and do some purple dinosaur damage). Have fun, kids. ^ Top | 9:04 PM | | | 
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