BarelyPolitical

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Common Sense Media says

Slim content, adult humor=grounds for impeachment.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
not for kidsNOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that the site's zany videos have a political bent (most make fun of politicians or politics) and are funny, but they aren't for younger kids. Some are sexually suggestive and some have current event references that will go over the heads of many young teens. The terms of use says the site has "no obligation to monitor the use of the site," and, accordingly, its content varies in what's appropriate. A filter screens out swear words in the chat (although plenty get through from users adding a letter or using creative spelling), but there's no filter for posting comments about the site's videos. And, it's easy to access any of the site's content; no need to register to for live chat or to see any video, but you have to provide your name and email to post comments.

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  • Many of the videos feature suggestive humor (the size of John McCain's testicles or grinding on strangers for comedic effect, for example) and/or women in revealing outfits.
  • Videos contain words like "ass," and although the chat function has a filter to block out foul language, users can swear in comments posted about the site's videos.
  • The site has ads for GoDaddy.com and other sites owned by Next New Networks, which publishes BarelyPolitical.com. The site's online store also sells politically themed T-shirts.
  • Very few references are on the site, but the online store does offer a T-shirt that says "subject to beer pressure."

What's it about?

There's nothing barely political about BARELYPOLITICAL.COM -- pretty much all of the site's content involves politically themed videos. With zany political songs, fake presidential candidate commercials, and "shows" (which include interviews, more parody ads, and more songs) -- the site's geared toward political and news junkies, especially ones who are a fan of Obama Girl, the star of a recent viral video of the same name. She's all over the site


Is it any good?

 

The site's content is fun, but there isn't too much to look at -- it's all videos (even the blog is just videos with a few lines of text), and there aren't all that many. New videos are only posted once a day or less, several videos are repeated in different sections. The videos aren't informative; they're meant to make you laugh, and much of that humor is too grown-up for younger viewers. For example, the spoof about a series of Girls Gone Wild-type videos involving Hillary Clinton is funny, but Girls Gone Wild isn't meant for kids, and that joke isn't either. Some bad language is also here: In one video, a cartoon turtle sings about "Congress sitting on their rich asses." Getting kids excited about politics is a great idea, but unfortunately, that's just not BarelyPolitical.com's goal.


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This review was written by Erin Brereton
Parent of 2, 11, 14, and 18 year old
December 7, 2010
 
Barely Political makes loud LOL's for mature teens.
I love Barely Political's videos. They're Key Of Awesome videos are hilarious parodies. You will also find Mario, Mr T, Kanye interrupting Taylor, and Charlie bit my finger autotuned. But for most kids and some teens, watch out. It contains a fair deal of not kid friendly content. But for mature teens, older teens, and adults, BarelyPolitical is a great place for comedy lovers.

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May 18, 2012
 
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Meant to be entertaining but I still manage to glean enough info to google the real subject .. sparks my latent political interest :P
there is nothing wrong with my post, no foul language or sexual intent .. nothing of the like, yet you are saying I can't use "that language" .. what the heck? Does "that language" = disagrees with you?

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This review was written by Erin Brereton

This review was written by Erin Brereton

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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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