#and i was like yeah yeah the princess/witch dichotomy from revolutionary girl utena episode 34 we've all seen it

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the barbie movie was fine but while i was watching it i couldn't help but think that there is another pink and aesthetically hyper feminine media property that explores gender roles and the system of patriarchy through characters who embody the restrictive idea of gender in the cultural consciousness and where the characters exist in a kind of eternal purgatory they must leave if they want to live a real human life in which they may forge their identity on their own terms which they achieve by prioritising their bonds with other women that does all of this commentary much better. and that property is revolutionary girl utena