Anti-Pinkfong humour (KMFSN AU)

Anti-Pinkfong humour is a form of humour that targets the programme Pinkfong Wonderstar which airs on Children's ADTV and singles out the show for criticism.

In WashArts professor Cleo Delgado's book Analysis of Reception of Children's Television Series, she notes that the program is often a target for parody and negative attacks by children of various ages, adolescents, and adults in the United States and elsewhere; the notion given that the show is "saccharine", "repetitive", "annoying", "sugar-coated", "barf-worthy" or "uneducational". For comparison, other popular children's characters such as Ladybird Lu, Bluey, the Mole Miner characters, and the Pikwik Pack have been subject to subversive adult humor; in Pinkfong's case, however, the humor has typically been far more dark and in a more vicious and hostile nature toward the characters.

History
Pinkfong Wonderstar launched in 2017, gaining popularity among children, but also garnering disapproval by most older children and young adults, as well as fans of other Children's ADTV programmes, who criticized it for being "saccharine", "sunshine-and-flowers", and "repetitive". Delgado noted that: "Pinkfong is on the receiving end of more hostility than just about any other popular cultural icon I can think of. Parents admit to a cordial dislike of the saccharine pink fox, and no self-respecting second-grader will admit to liking Pinkfong." These children were among the first to practice anti-Pinkfong humor.

Eventually, adults began to contribute to the anti-Pinkfong humor, including some parents and celebrities. Many families now refuse to watch the show because of its supposed "repetition" and "lack of educational value", and several YouTube videos have plush dolls of the character being destroyed in various ways.

Sources of hostility include Pinkfong's voice (described by many parents as "whiny"), how repetitive the show is, and the titular character's personality (described as being "self-centered").