What is wrong with Barney and Mr. Rogers?

This might sound trite and childish, but I think about this sometimes and it doesn't make sense. Ever since I was in elementary school, kids were ripping on Barney as a homosexual pedophile disgusting beast. I think most of us have heard the caricature of his song: "I love you, you love me, Barney has the HIV." Mr. Rogers gets something similar, being considered a wimpy goody-goody two shoes that's made entirely of bull$hit. They're not "cool." Well, wtp is "cool?" I am 28, so I am thinking about wife, kids, etc. And now I am thinking -- what would I want them watching? Barney and Mr. Rogers, or Anna Nicole Smith, P Diddy or some Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction" starring Justin Timberlake.

I don't really consider Barney a homo pedo anymore, now that I've seen all the alternatives.

What about you?