This show is so racist!!!!

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I will now proceed to deconstruct this paragraph and counter each point made: first, Uniqua is pink, not purple; second, the voice actor for Pablo is white and the fact that Tasha and Austin have their own backyards is fitting since they are the two least seen characters; third, Tasha's roles as "the queen or rich lady" fit her personality and the episodes in question were "The Mummy King", "Knights Are Brave and Strong", and "Whodunit?"; fourth, paralleling what I just said about Tasha, Austin's role as king fits his personality just as well (if you overlook his shyness, that is); fifth and finally, Tyrone's role as butler fits his personality equally as well as Tasha's And Austin's roles fit their's and Tyrone was the thief only because Tasha was bored and thought that a little mystery might be fun. So, if you take the time to do the research, consider the facts, and keep an open mind, you will see that The Backyardigans is just a harmless kids show that is not racist in any way.

You're right - Tasha also acts all posh n stuff in the High Tea episode.

•Uniqua is a queen in 'A Giant Problem.'
•Tyrone is a sultan (which is an Arabian king!) in 'The Movers of Arabia'
•Uniqua is the astronaut commander in 'Mission to Mars'
•Tyrone is a ship captain in 'Sinbad Sails Alone'
•Uniqua is a GOD in 'Legend of the Volcano Sisters'

Tasha's not queen every time because she's white, it's because she's a massive b**ch. Also if the show truly were racist it wouldn't have anyone with African American culture references. It's a pretty diverse show.

There was someone else that posted a thread saying exactly the opposite, that the show tries to rub African American culture in the viewer's face. In a stoke of hilarious insanity, this poster called it Blackyardigans. lol

You know what I think? You're BOTH crazy.

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So glad to see that some people can notice everything about a show instead of only what they want to be there...
It is a show about kids pretending. They all have major roles in different episodes. I think it is a very equal show for everyone. Tasha has the same personality in every episode she is in. By the way, nobody was a "theif" in the mystery episode. If you are going to complain about something, get your facts straight.

mrsfantastic101 is just a retard. Plain and simple

Can I point out the fact that these characters have no race - THEY ARE ANIMALS, FOLKS! They aren't black kids and white kids. They are pink, purple, blue, etc. So maybe the kids who do the voice overs have their accents or whatever, but ya know what - they are all talented kids who deserve to do voice overs for such a popular show! Who cares what color the singers are, as long as they are doing a fantastic job? And obviously they are, because every child in America LOVES the backyardigans. And so maybe the names of the characters are stereotypical, but guess what - our children are going to run across kids named Tyrone and Pablo in their lives. They're going to run across blacks and whites and hispanics, and they're going to run across personalities like Tasha's. That's life! You can't parrallel the roles they play by the race they probably are, because you can't say "Well Tasha was the queen in the Nile River one" and leave out the fact that Austin was also one of her slaves. We as parents are reading too deeply into these programs and forgetting that they all have moral points in the end - points that we should be striving to teach our kids instead of getting upset over racism that may or may not be there. Thank you for taking the time to read this.