Barney bashing: The unexpected hatred for TV’s best-known dinosaur


By AGENCY

Thirty-five years after Barney’s debut, the friendly dinosaur is the subject of a docuseries on how people turned against it, seemingly rejecting its values of inclusion and respect. Photo: Handout

It all started with a Plano mum, Sheryl Leach, who drew inspiration from her dinosaur-loving son to bring a stuffed toy to life.

Today, 35 years after Barney’s debut, the friendly dinosaur is the subject of a docuseries on how people turned against it, seemingly rejecting its values of inclusion and respect.

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