Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother: How Misogyny Became Comedy

Barney Stinson is the funny, suit-wearing ladies’ man we laughed at in How I Met Your Mother, he’s also the show’s biggest red flag. In this video, we break down five ways one HIMYM episode exposed the misogyny behind Barney’s character and the sitcom itself.

From his “Bro Code” blog to hidden cameras, a playbook full of manipulations, and friends who laugh instead of calling him out, Barney’s so-called “legendary” lifestyle raises serious questions about how How I Met Your Mother made sexism look funny, cool, and even aspirational.

💡 Whether you grew up loving HIMYM or you’re just rewatching now, this episode makes us ask: why did we ever laugh at this?

👉 Watch as we unpack how sitcoms normalize toxic behavior and why Barney’s character hasn’t aged well at all.
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