Ugh. I slipped up and let my kid watch a ton of this before I caught on to what it was. The blue hair on the main character should have given me a clue, but it looked like Hilda (which I love), and it seemed inclusive of other cultures and it had a pug.

I banned it immediately when the main character was out with his* family and they were talking about how much they supported him* but wanted something and his friends came in the restaurant looking for him, his parents said “we’re having a family discussion” and either the main character or one of the friends said bravely and importantly “so are we!” and shutting them down. I have a blanket ban on where parents or guardian or teacher figures are treated like the the dumber characters that need to be shut down. I consider it grooming to alienate kids and parents by putting a different spin on the relationship for kids.

No, kids DON’T know best. And your friends aren’t your “family”. Your “glitter family” isn’t either.

I looked into the show and saw the “park” where it all takes place is owned by a glamorous woman who is, wait for it… a TIM. Played by “Miss Coco Pauline”.

The main character, “Barney” has blue hair and a crush on some boy. My daughter mentioned he was gay*, and I’m not bothered by the premise of her knowing about homosexuality, but I’m always wary of romantic focuses in movies for kids ages 7, heterosexual or homosexual.

The trouble is, he’s not gay. He* is actually a she. She is a “trans boy”. Played by a young TIF I clocked before I even knew the character was meant to be trans. Beard and all, I still easily clocked her and this is the future. A few years ago I’d have thought she was a soft looking bearded male with a strangely shaped body. Now, it’s easy to see what they actually are, women taking T. The trans aspect didn’t seem to register to my daughter, so I didn’t have to explain what that shit was yet.

So, while it was visually attractive, interesting plot line, and seemed like another really good show for kids, Hilda.

But it’s about a girl who identifies as a boy, is sexually attracted to boys and has the nerve to call herself “gay”, who shuts down her supportive parents for not being supportive enough and not knowing their place so she can lead, because she knows better, her sexual attractions and the attractions of others and a TIM who breaks into song and is FABULOUS, with attractions of his own.

Oh, and there’s some “Tunnel of Love” ride scene, not sure what was imbedded in that, other than the romance.

Lesson of the story; if it’s new and you haven’t pre-screened it on Netflix, it just might be pushing trans ideology onto kids, ages 7 and up. Or down.

You can ban titles individually on Netflix, a feature I’ve used vigorously, and this title is now the top of the list.