Today was the first day that both our kids are in day-care all day. Effectively the end of our parental leave. Me and my SO decided to treat ourselves to a movie and saw Barbie. We figured if the conservative sphere was getting pissy about it, it must be good.

Anyone else see it?

I wasn’t expecting much. I have to say, I don’t think I could have ever expected this movie to be what it was. It’s campy, funny, colorful, and steps on your throat with it’s message and hardly let’s it off. I say that as positivity as someone can.

It’s amusing to me that some people think the movie is anti-man. It did make me feel mournful for my daughters inevitable loss of innocence. A corporate, big budget toy advertisement of all things. I think that’s the most surprising part. In some ways Barbie is the most unlikely and perfect vehicle for what the movie has to say.

I don’t know. It’s conflicting because, at the end of the day it’s a huge corporate puff peace, but also… What else could deliver it’s message to so many people?

        • Red Wizard 🪄@lemmygrad.mlOP
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          PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

          It’s not a restriction by age it’s a warning about content, but it’s left to the parents to decide if it’s appropriate.

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      uh yeah it’s up to the parent to know if their kid is mature enough. There’s nothing in that movie that could scar a kid like an R rated movie could, what more do you want? do you want them to literally start making parents bring birth certificates to movies to prove their kid isn’t under 13???

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        No, what I meant is that nobody went to see the Barbie movie expecting to find a movie heavily politicised, that’s it. Have you ever watched any other Barbie content before this movie? I certainly have done so with my daughter. If I’m going to see a John Wick movie, I know what to expect and so would you. Did you expect a Barbie movie to be what it was? I never said the movie was wrong or the message was wrong, that was never the point of my comments and every one seems to miss that.

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          Did you expect a Barbie movie to be what it was?

          Yeah pretty much. Knew it was about feminism weeks before it even came out lol

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          Barbie is inherently political. The mere existence of Barbie in previous generations inspired similar movements to the “anti-woke” far right reaction that we’re experiencing today.

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            Hehehe, we’re still talking about Mattel’s Barbie doll, right? Because that toy’s history is not as clear cut as you seem to think. =)