#barbie conversations

[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

[ghost-in-the-corner]

Also, props to Allan???

He's a doll most people have never heard of. He got discontinued forever ago cause he was perceived as gay by consumers and they didn't like that.

But I love that he had an actual role in Barbie. He was very queer coded, yeah, but he didn't like when all the Kens turned to Patriarchy. He was so uncomfortable that he wanted to abandon Barbieland all together. He knew it was wrong.

And then he helped the Barbies get themselves back. He had a pink jumpsuit and sunglasses and went out all stealthy to get the Barbies in the van. He even voted at the end to keep the constitution the way it was.

Big Allan fan over here.

[junotter]

All the jokes about Ken and horses are good but I just wanna say it's such a good parallel to how actual young men get swept into misogyny and the patriarchy.

Like they're told to believe it means men get to be cool and manly and have this power but with that comes extremely rigid commands of what they can be as a man and a cycle of self hatred for never matching those gender roles perfectly. Patriarchy tells men that if they just do exactly what is expected of them, then they get all the "cool stuff" that comes with. That doesn't work though when there's only a small group that actually gets that power, but men will keep trying to fit into those roles in hopes that they can.

In the end there are no horses or the myth men are told, it's just endless cycles of self hatred and ingroup fighting.

[jacky93sims]

Barbie Dream House Functional for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversion from AroundTheSims, low poly. It's a functional toy doll house and has it's own broken stage.

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[thelostsmiles]

Barbie (2023) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)

[alphacrone]

me in the club after half a shot:

[everything-in-retrospect]

Guys please can’t we admire a movie while acknowledging that it was built around a flawed perspective? Like. Oppenheimer is a work of cinema. It’s impeccably crafted.

It was also made about one of the shittiest things in American history. It’s inevitably from a predominantly American, white perspective. That sucks. But it’s opening the door for people to talk about the other side of the story.

Good movies can have bad messages. Bad movies can have good ideas. There is nuance.

Please acknowledge the work of the artists who made this possible. The crew of talented actors, editors, camera-folk, musicians, and everyone else who worked to shape this story.

And acknowledge that maybe it’s not the story that needs to be told in the future.

[ratislatis]

',:) Requests??? HEH. Well there's like ten million in my head but actually Rat since you've already blessed the world with yassified Sparrow, how about some yassified Lark? (I remember you mentioning that Lark is your jewelry model! I'm dying to see him!!!) 💜💜💜

I hope this is what you meant by yassified

pov you get dragged into playing mermaids with your best friend's 5 year old daughter who will not stop talking about fish

(requests are open <;3)

[flower-blossoms654]

A Hobbit au where everything’s the same except Bilbo Baggins is replaced with bibble - that blue and pink fucker from Barbie movies.

[munchymunchkin]

[salt-baby]

my beige flag is taking immense pleasure in shocking people with my disability

[mayasaura]

There is something SO closeted middleschooler in that exchange Barbie and Lesbian Weird Barbie have about Ken

Like "Hi hello I want you to like me so bad. Men!! Being attracted to them!! Hahaha am I normal and relateable yet, have I put you at ease??"

[ghost-in-the-corner]

One thing I appreciate about Barbie was the emphasis on age.

I was emotional when Barbie told the old woman how beautiful she was, and when Ruth came in and helped her become human.

It was also the fact that America Ferrera was the one having the crisis that caused Barbie to do the same.

The whole concept of the toy doesn't end in childhood. Cause she is an idea; Barbie is forever. She's everything. She's meant to inspire women to keep going for what they dream. You don't age out of these ideas, they grow with you, just like how Margot Robbie grew with America Ferrera.

[squiggle-and-company]

I have nothing to say for myself

[jacky93sims]

Do you mind converting the Barbie DVD movies from LaSkrillz's 'Girly Kiddies Set' and LaSkrillz's 'Hello Kitty Kawaii Hair Dryer'?

Love ur work<33

Barbie DVDs and Hello Kitty Hairdryer Deco for The Sims 2

These are low poly deco objects. Found in deco-miscellaneous.

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[lady-harrowhark]

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luly had a hollywood hair barbie and told you this of her own accord without prompting? and also she refers to the body as ice barbie unprompted?

Correct. At this point it’s less of an Apollo’s Dodgeball situation and more that she’s wielding Apollo’s Precision Sniper Rifle.