what about all the little girls who have been negatively affected by the doll, who were made to question their beauty every single day of their lives because of Barbie?
For me, the movie did not really address that the doll makes impressionable young girls question their beauty. It makes it clear that Barbie can be anything — do any job — and that’s great. The movie promotes the idea of equality for women, as long as they look good and are thin.
Throughout, and particularly at the end, the movie perpetuates the construct that it’s men vs women, ALL THE TIME. Aren’t
the movie perpetuates the construct that it’s men vs women, ALL THE TIME. Aren’t we trying to get past that?
I loved the notion of Weird Barbie, but why is she called “weird” and not Creative Barbie? Children who cut their doll’s hair and paint her skin with colors are being creative, seems to me.
Finally, men were made to look way too mean, too clueless in order to make Barbie look good. I am the first to say I hate the patriarchy; but I love men. Many, many men are our allies who do not participate in the patriarchy. Many women do participate in the patriarchy. Again, it’s not men vs women.
that’s what I think this movie does. It makes feminism seem cute. Let’s color it pink!
that’s what I think this movie does. It makes feminism seem cute. Let’s color it pink! Let’s buy more clothes and more Barbies.
is this really a ground-breaking achievment when you have a captialist machine behind the film? It’s about money.
what about all the little girls who have been negatively affected by the doll, who were made to question their beauty every single day of their lives because of Barbie?
For me, the movie did not really address that the doll makes impressionable young girls question their beauty. It makes it clear that Barbie can be anything — do any job — and that’s great. The movie promotes the idea of equality for women, as long as they look good and are thin.
Throughout, and particularly at the end, the movie perpetuates the construct that it’s men vs women, ALL THE TIME. Aren’t
the movie perpetuates the construct that it’s men vs women, ALL THE TIME. Aren’t we trying to get past that?
I loved the notion of Weird Barbie, but why is she called “weird” and not Creative Barbie? Children who cut their doll’s hair and paint her skin with colors are being creative, seems to me.
Finally, men were made to look way too mean, too clueless in order to make Barbie look good. I am the first to say I hate the patriarchy; but I love men. Many, many men are our allies who do not participate in the patriarchy. Many women do participate in the patriarchy. Again, it’s not men vs women.
that’s what I think this movie does. It makes feminism seem cute. Let’s color it pink!
that’s what I think this movie does. It makes feminism seem cute. Let’s color it pink! Let’s buy more clothes and more Barbies.
is this really a ground-breaking achievment when you have a captialist machine behind the film? It’s about money.
