#I was fully convinced he was going to have Barbie’s back 110% and let her live her dreams while knowing that he was enough as he was | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

theridgebeyond · 1 year ago

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Spoilers for Barbie ahead, I guess. But who in the writer’s room looked at that plot line and thought, “Yes. Feminism.” ??

The citizens of Barbie Land spend the entire movie fighting for privilege, not any sort of freedom (I borrowed that quote from the interview with Alok on the Man Enough Podcast 10/10 recommend). Over half the movie is about how awful it is to be a woman in the real world, and then they literally treat the Kens the way women are treated in the real world. That’s canon. The narrator says it Herself.

We never learn where the Kens live. For all we know, when the precious status quo was restored at the end, they just made half the population of Barbie Land homeless.

Yay, girl power.

#when I heard people complaining about how this movie was anti-man I snatched my ticket and said yeah I sure hope it does like everyone else #but I did not feel empowered in the slightest by that movie #where was supportive stay at home dad vibe Ryan Gosling Ken??#I was fully convinced by the trailers and the hype #like #I was fully convinced he was going to have Barbie’s back 110% and let her live her dreams while knowing that he was enough as he was #but I didn’t taste a drop of respect women juice #not at the beginning and not at the end #and they kept. bringing. up. how. Barbie. doesn’t. return. Ken’s. feelings.#I’m aro - I’ve been in that situation - I appreciate media normalizing how men aren’t entitled to women’s affection #but if you really wanted to make some kind of statement #just let them communicate resolve and move on #that’s it #the cellulite bit was my first indicator that maybe it was a good thing I didn’t spend $40+ on a bright pink outfit #let 👏 barbie 👏 have 👏 cellulite 👏 and 👏 be 👏 okay 👏 with 👏 it #like cellulite is damn cute I don’t make the rules #I could say more but I’m feeling mid as it is already #gonna watch Barbie Princess & the Pauper for some real gender class commentary #barbie movie #barbie #thoughts

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