#proud barbie movie hater

[anqaspond]

"so you like wolf of wall street but not the barbie movie?" consider this. WWS is a satire mocking capitalism. the barbie movie was conceived by, lives, and breathes capitalism, performativity, by a company that actively mocks feminists, written to cater to white feminism exclusively, all while pretending to be a sincere work for feminism. mattel has actively rejected the label "feminist" for ages now and profits off the image of feminists through history whos families have made it known they dont want their names to be sold by the company. golly gee i wonder why i dont like it maybe its guz they gentrified feminism for the white middle class to consume and give money to the conglomerate that shits on the name of feminism

[motherjanerainy]

the barbie movie specifically saying that women always have to answer for men’s bad behaviour and then seeing the mass response of people feeling bad for ken and blaming his behaviour on barbie’s indifference and “neglect” proves to me that media literacy no longer exists

[todaywasamaritale]

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[shebeafancyflapjack]

Need to talk a bit about how important Bangel was as a ship to me when I was a tween. Because even though I prefer Spuffy and Fuffy now, and find Angel's early character to be a little dull and flat, theirs was still the first ship I remember being truly feral over. I recorded my first viewing of Becoming Pt 2 and wore the VHS out rewatching that episode.

And I think a huge part of that hyperfix, despite me not really being attracted to "boys" without fully understanding why at the time, was how much Angel was a part of the whole "flipped gender roles" the show was going for. Because back in the 90s, or hell even nowadays, the only male characters who were constantly needing to be rescued were scrawny nerd guys or fragile old men. And if a woman was a hero she was mostly rescuing either other, usually more petite, women - or kids. Angel was a very feared and powerful vampire, but the show brilliantly laid out the reason for why he's not the hero of the show in the first episode.

"Because I'm afraid."

Courage is typically seen as a "masculine" trait, particularly in the context of battle, yet it's Buffy - the sixteen year old cheerleader - who is braver than the two hundred year old vampire. To quote my favorite Doctor; "Courage isn't a matter of not being frightened. It's being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway." Buffy is still afraid but she doesn't let that fear hold her back like Angel does. Also I think the fact Angel is humble enough to admit this to someone who is still a stranger at this point is pretty damn attractive. Hell, just the fact that he never complains about feeling emasculated or sidelined by Buffy constantly rescuing him or taking the lead in fights is Very Sexy, and I say that as a lesbian. It's one thing him and Spike have in common, these two are both proud simps for their queen (Spike probably a little more) and to this day I still don't see enough of Strong Man Saved By Even Stronger Girlfriend than I would like and why mlw ships rarely do anything for me because this show altered my brain chemistry so much. I will never not swoon at Buffy saying "No one hurts my boyfriend!" in What's My Line. Seriously, how often do you get to see the girl be the Protective Alpha in a mlw ship?! Not enough. Also I think it's telling how the least popular Buffy ships were involving the guys who did seem to take issue with the whole "not being man enough to be her equal" thing....*clears throat*

But as well as the fact he's the one being saved, he also owes most of his growth to her. When people say "Angel couldn't have existed without Buffy" it's true in both the meta sense but also who Angel was between S1 and S3. He starts off as someone too crippled by fear and guilt to act and cleaves to Buffy as his chance of redemption, starts to get more involved with the Scoobies only to eventually be trapped in his own body (and then Hell), then ends basically flying the coop to his own adventures. Even though Angel starts off as a mysterious guide and support role, in a way he ends up being her protégé because he learns how to be a hero from watching her. I truly believe she's what inspires him to stop lurking in the shadows and Do Something, which eventually leads to him getting his own show where he can be a more traditional hero (sometimes to the level of missing the whole point about gender roles of the OG show but we'll leave that for another rant).

Honestly imagine the reactions if they made a show like Buffy today, considering the vitriol haters have for something like the Barbie movie, or any female Marvel / Star Wars character just existing.

[oneforthemunny]

( sorry another ask from me, im just excited )

i just want you to know the same day you’re coming back into my life is the same day i’m finally dumping my toxic situationship 🤍🤍🫶🏼🫂💕🙌🏼

a coincidence? I think not.

but very proud of you. currently in my man hater peak rn bc saw my ex (not the ex but one of them) and he’s gotten engaged. he saw me and was trying to flirt??? started saying shit like “we could’ve been really great” “could’ve been you and me ya know” ABOUT HIS ENGAGEMENT? HELLO?????

men are so fucking WEIRD I’m so mind boggled by it. had my jaw on the FLOOR. another update bc i know you all love them.

also had a pregnancy scare bc i fucked a guy after i saw the barbie movie bc he saw it too (did the barbenhiemer but still) and you know what that’s really hot so no regrets but do regret not using a condom so very scary. all good tho. not pregnant.

[hersterical]

People seriously overestimate how familiar with feminism and gender issues in general people are. I watched a YouTube video essay that claimed that pretty much all young people were experts on these topics but in my experience that is so far from the truth. More so than previous generations? Generally speaking yes, but that’s really not saying much if we’re being honest here. Especially for those of us who grew up in the post-feminist era.

I have this friend (we’re both in our mid-twenties) who was vocally anti-feminist which lead to to quite a few disagreements between the two of us (we are sadly unable to watch Legally Blonde together after a heated debate over whether or not it is a feminist movie) except any time I discussed feminist issues with her and replaced the word “feminism” with “girl power” she would agree with everything I said. When we were discussing the Barbie movie after watching it together she said something along the lines of how glad she was that it was hardly feminist at all (she specifically said that there was only one feminist scene and I was honestly too baffled by her statement to ask her which scene she meant. probably Gloria’s monologue but I’m really not sure). It took everything I had not to grab her by the shoulders, shake her with all my strength, and scream in her face that the whole entire movie was a feminism 101 class. I also had to explain to a different group of friends who were reluctant to watch it that no, the movie isn’t anti-men but actually shows how the patriarchy, that we do still live under, is harmful for everyone. I basically had to give them a crash course in the middle of the fast food place we were eating at. Again, these are all well educated, intelligent, and independent women who have been brainwashed their entire lives into thinking feminists were unreasonable man haters who like to make a big deal out of nothing just because things are better for women now than they were in the 80’s so what do women have to complain about? And beyond my personal experiences, I heard so many stories about women who realized how unfairly they were being treated by the men in their life (usually their boyfriends) and then took steps to change that after watching the Barbie movie.

And even if all younger people really were super well educated on gender studies, it’s still a good idea to try to educate older generations on these matters. They’re not a lost cause and they’re not beyond learning new things. My middle-aged dad took a huge step towards letting go of his homophobia after watching Bohemian Rhapsody (he’s never been hateful, just lacking in perspective. He’s already come so far and I’m really proud of his growth). Luckily my dad and brothers were all pretty much already on board with the messages the Barbie movie conveyed but it had never been presented to them so bluntly and simply to them before from anyone except for me, my sister-in-law, and my mom. I do think seeing these themes portrayed the way they were in the movie made it more real for them than just hearing us talk about it (not that they didn’t believe us, just that sometimes it’s helpful to actually be shown).

The Barbie movie is flawed, over-simplified, and largely lacking in nuance. All of this is true. But nobody ever said that this movie was going to actually fix the systemic issues it criticizes. There are plenty of people in the world who are in need of learning the basics and I think that this movie for a lot of people can work as a good gateway into learning even more about gender studies. Correct me if I’m wrong, but from what I remember no one ever claimed the movie was even trying to accomplish that much. My understanding is that the primary purpose of the movie was to be fun and entertaining and it more than accomplished that goal for me. I can’t think of a single other blockbuster, mainstream movie that so bluntly, simply, and honestly discusses gender politics the way Barbie does and I personally love it, flaws, oversimplification and lacking in nuance and all.

“The Barbie movie is like basic gender studies 101. It’s like the bare minimum for feminism”

YEAH SOME PEOPLE HAVENT TAKEN GENDER STUDIES 101 AND WOULDNT YOU AGREE WE ARE CURRENTLY AT LESS THAN THE BARE MINIMUM FOR FEMINISM?

things do not need to be perfect to be good. You cannot teach someone intersectionality if that person has not heard of bare minimum feminism. You might be on step 100 but just because you started earlier does not mean that everyone can jump to your level. They have to climb the stairs too. And the people at the top yelling down to the people at the bottom that being at the bottom is bad, they need to be at the top, IT DOES NOT ENCOURAGE THEM TO CLIMB UP.

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