Actor Who Voiced Barney Recalls Receiving Death Threats Amid Backlash
"I got some really lovely notes from kids and I also got these death threats," West continued. "I wrote back and most of them were like, 'I'm so sorry, I didn't know there was a real human being on the other end.' Some of the kids were obviously hurting or had something going on in their lives. I tried my best to get ahold of their teachers or their computer lab person and see if we could get them some help.
However, West clarified "there was a lot less" hate mail than there were letters from appreciative fans.shines a light on a specific subgroup of Barney haters who formed communities and fueled backlash againstOne of those anti-Barney groups was The Jihad to Destroy Barney, an online community in which users created fan fiction with the goal of defeating fictionalized Barney villains. West said he actually had an interaction with the group online, but it was actually pretty positive.
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