#barbie movie (2023)

[landrylovesmatcha]

what was i made for?

“ophelia” by john everett millais but it’s barbie and for the sake of this concept let’s pretend that there is in fact water in barbieland

[squishy-min-mochi]

It’s important to recognise that Barbie (2023) criticises both the patriarchy AND the matriarchy. Yes, the Ken’s are just accessories to the Barbies. Yes, they don’t have any say in the government they live under. That’s the point, you’re supposed to feel awful, you’re supposed to want the Kens to have their own agency, you’re supposed to want equality. The Barbie movie explicitly states that the way Barbie treats Ken is wrong, so much so that once he finds a safe space for his masculinity and individual identity he’s so excited to share it with the other Kens.

But they go overboard and replace a matriarchy with a patriarchy and now the same issue exists but in reverse. That’s the POINT!! THATS THE POINT!!! Barbie is not anti-men it’s pro equality PLEASE understand this

13th Aug 2023 UPDATE:

Heeeeey howdy!!

Due to the IMMENSE comments and discussion on this post (thanks ya’ll!!) I’ve decided to update my post with my recent opinions and hopefully clearer explanations!!

First, my original post only considers a very small and very vague analysis of the film!!

Since making this I've read all your comments and learned quite a bit about the matriarchy as it appears in human civilisation. Originally, I was pitting the patriarchy and the matriarchy against each other as though the results of their implementation were equal in the film.

They were not!! Below is the definition of matriarchy I’ll be working off of.

Matriarchy Simple Definition;

Matriarchy is a social system in which women hold the primary power positions in roles of authority. In a broader sense it can also extend to moral authority, social privilege and control of property.

There's a lot to talk about in the Barbie film that would fit better in an essay, so I'll try and condense it into this;

To me, Barbie (2023) is a film about the female experience and the shared connection between women that persists through childhood and adulthood, support and harassment, suffering and joy, mother and daughter.

It uses Barbie as its figurehead because of the immense societal and political impact the doll has had on women, both good and bad (as explained in the film).

The male experience as seen in Barbie (2023) is not the sole focus of the film- rather, it's an accessory (as the Kens are) to Barbie's story, and a necessary aspect of exploration to truly highlight the importance of individualism and healthy personal exploration.

I want to make clear that I in no way think the treatment of the Kens was just as bad as the treatment of the Barbies. I also still agree that the matriarchy fostered by the Barbies wasn’t good for the Kens.

Additionally, I’m aware that this take on Barbie (2023) works strictly within the assumed heteronormative boundaries of gender. There is a lot of nuance in the Barbie film and I don’t think everything can be covered or explained in on Tumblr post— but I hope this clarification helps!!

I hope you're all coming to your own conclusions and analysis of the film in a way that makes sense to you. And for those of you engaging in online conversations and discourse about it, I hope you're keeping yourself and others happy and safe!!!

Much love to you all!! < 3

[bi-dykes]

Girlhood is abruptly switching from this to this and then back again

[bugf0lk]

The Barbie movie: "You don't have to be extraordinary as a woman. You don't have to be extraordinary as a man. You don't have to be extraordinary at all. You just need to be yourself for yourself."

50yo newly divorced men: "Erm,,, wow this WOKE FEMINISM is OUTTA CONTROL!!!1!!"

[cluelessbird]

it's barbin' time

[jakejeffreyperalta]

that one scene where ruth shows barbie what it's like to be human and it's just scenes of humans at birthday parties... humans dancing... humans playing in the park... humans doing mundane and everyday things and having FUN meant so much to me. the fact that it didn't include extraordinary things that only a few people accomplish in their lives but rather things almost every human has experienced, or a FEELING that almost every human has felt - joy, happiness, love - was so beautiful and important. you don't need to be the president or a nobel prize winner to be barbie, because barbie isn't about all that. yeah those are things that several barbies HAVE been and it's not impossible to be them, but stereotypical barbie is just... barbie. and she's enough as barbie. she doesn't need to be anything else. she doesn't need to win an award to be happy. she can just go to the gynecologist with the same smile. she's just barbie and that's everything. and who's barbie if not all of us.

[daylifesims]

BARBIE HAIR SET - Perfect Day

Finally here is the Barbie Set!!! This is one of my favourite sets I have ever made, because I looooove Barbie <3 I hope you enjoy this set as much as me and I wish a perfect day to all of you ^^

Please read my TOU before download.

New mesh

Base game compatible

24 EA colours

Hat compatible

Ribbon Accessory (found in hats)

All LODs

Custom Thumbnail

DOWNLOAD (Patreon Free)

CREDITS

Gradients by Simandy

[dreamingaboutsakuratrees]

I think it's so fucking ridiculous that men have so, so many things catered towards them. Movies, shows, books, even sports. Things that were created and for a long ass time were only produced with men in mind. Things that women can enjoy too, absolutely, but to which they're not the target audience.

But the second a movie comes out that's not specifically targeted towards men, they start crying about inequality and "anti-men" and woke feminist agenda. The moment they see themselves represented in one (1) movie the way women have been represented since cinema exists, they scream about oppression and injustice.

[lemoocado]

jump into the driver's seat and put it into speed drive!!!

[landrylovesmatcha]

she’s everything 💕

tw: death mention

[kitkatdoodlez]

What’s the point of patriarchy if it’s not about horses????

[yurtletheturtlehenderson]

They're the same picture

[sincerethoughtsblog]

Some of Margot Robbie's outfits in Barbie. MAMA IS TAKING IT

[bi-dykes]

Yee Haw 🎀

[aonekoda]

this barbie got out of Plato's cave and she wasn't happy with the result

[daylifesims]

BARBIE HAIR SET - 1959 Doll

Please read my TOU before download.

New mesh

Base game compatible

24 EA colours

Hat compatible

All LODs

Custom Thumbnail

V1 (curly bangs) - V2 (straight bangs)

DOWNLOAD (Patreon Free)

CREDITS

Gradients by Simandy