Margot Robbie's Barbie and the Doll's Surprising (Feminist) History

[@venerandoagustin4776]

I really hope the live-action movie takes inspiration from "Legally Blonde," not only tone/aesthetic-wise (campy, pink, and stylish with a blonde protagonist) but also in the message that girls can be both smart and feminine at the same time.

[@tobiasmohr3991]

OMG Yes, please ... Legally Blonde has always been everything I want out of a life action Barbie film ... that movie's core message that you can be both, feminine and capable is something that has always been very important to me, being someone who enjoys a lot of feminine things myself, and is something that I feel like is missing from a lot of other media, in which strong women aren't usually portrayed as hyper feminine.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

But that would be boring

[@madisonminm5450]

@@tobiasmohr3991 omg true

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@mewesquirrel6720 How would that be boring?

[@mewesquirrel6720]

@@beethovensfidelio because the movie itself was boring

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_"Authority should derive from the consent of the governed, not from threat of force!"_ *~ Barbie from Toy Story 3*

[@alim.9801]

Whatta queen too true Barbie

[@valentino1646]

toy story was a fucking blessing

[@chrissiek8706]

It sounds like continuation to Monty Python King and Peasant convo King Arthur: I am your king. Peasant Woman: Well, I didn't vote for you. King Arthur: You don't vote for kings. Peasant Woman: Well, how'd you become king, then? [Angelic music plays... ] King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king. Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Arthur: Be quiet! Dennis the Peasant: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

[@zainmudassir2964]

Based!

[@Pink_pr1ncess]

Toy Story 3 was so dark, even as a child I didn’t really like it.

[@spectre9340]

Barbie is canonically a girly girl that loves make-up and fashion but is also an independent woman that has had several careers over the years. She also had a stable relationship and is generally a great friend and older sister. This is who I look up to and who I strive to be 🙏

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

The "Imagine the Possibilities" tagline says a lot about how she got a lot of careers.

[@loverrlee]

Me too! Barbie shows you can be all of the above! 💗💗💗

[@espeon871]

She's peak feminism honestly, feminism is anti patriarchy and there's nothing more anti patriarchy than an elle woods

[@theManishMuse]

Not the way I played Barbies… she was always whorin’ around, experimenting with girls, and the game always ended at marriage coz boring. I was 5. Can’t wait for the movie!

[@nohemigomez9338]

I've never cared that Barbie did not looked like me, I just loved her, she owned the dream house, the cars, the careers, she had a loving family and friends and even to her frenemy, she remained kind hearted and optimistic. You need someone like that in your life or you have to be that person for yourself in this darn depressing world. I'm excited for the movie!

[@delusionalmilkshake]

sameeeeeeee not once in my childhood did i look at barbie and considered idea of looking like her

[@societycrumbles]

I remember my (female) teacher in primary school saying girls should play with baby dolls to prepare for motherhood and not Barbies. It always rubbed me the wrong way, because Barbie is a badass who teaches women that we can achieve whatever we want and be happy working. Some of us don't want to be mothers anyway.

[@societycrumbles]

@Nang Lei Yeah, because they perpetuate that girls should only strive to be homemakers and mothers and I hate that.

[@Hello-hello-hello456]

Kinda disturbing that literal babies are being told to play with baby dolls to encourage ‘maternal instincts’ or whatever. Reveals what society values women for.

[@dollminatrix1375]

I’ve got to say to me, Barbie is a feminist icon. She’s a glamorous, hard worker, can do any job she sets her mind to, gets glammed up for herself, and is strong and intelligent. It’s Barbie’s dream house. Not kens. She’s independent which is something I deeply admire. And when she wants to, if she wants to, you can give her a boyfriend or girlfriend and she can spend time with them when she wants. To me she’s a woman in control. She works hard, and still takes time for herself. As a girly girl who grew up in the early 2000s, it was so popular to hate in femininity. I received so much negativity for loving pink and being feminine and not like Avril Lavigne. I was more Britney, and Barbie and Britney always reminded me that I am strong, smart and capable. That just cause I’m feminine and like feminine things that doesn’t make me less of a person or stupid and that I’m not shallow. And it’s okay that I’m not the “not like other girls” kind of girl. I’d look at this glamazon and think wow…. She’s badass.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

Oh so Barbie is Les now🤦

[@tokyobayliving3306]

everything I wanted to say is said. Thank you

[@venuslove-i1v]

@@mewesquirrel6720 The word you're looking for is bi...

[@mewesquirrel6720]

@@venuslove-i1v She ain't that either. God can't believe people are messing with children's toys🙄

[@franfinesim]

Totally agree! I love Barbie and pink. She was always someone I admired.

[@phoenixfriend]

Barbie has always had more diversity of look than a lot of people realise. While there is a canonical version of Barbie as white, blonde and American, I think the idea behind her has always been that she can be whatever the player wants her to be and they have always tried to accommodate this to varying degrees over time. The original Barbie doll was released in both blonde and brunette versions. Throughout the 60s she had no fixed hair colour, sometimes blonde, brunette or red, and often the same doll would be released in each. Gradually they started doing more blonde versions than others. In 1978 they released the first dark skinned Hawaiian Barbie. In 1979, the first black Barbie. (She's had black friends since the 60s.) Throughout the 80s, while she was still primarily white, blonde and American, they started releasing Barbie in black, hispanic and other ethnicities. Like with the hair colours, some dolls were released in multiple versions, including the Day-to-Night and astronaut dolls in the video. Skipper and Ken came in these variations too. They also did many international Barbie dolls, including East Asian, Indian, Native American etc. So while there was the standard Barbie, girls who wanted her to look different were accommodated too. I'm glad they've now added different body types to the variety. Even the multitude of careers was probably more about her being able to be ANY one of those professions that the player wanted her to be rather than her having done ALL of them. Unfortunately, I think the public perception of Barbie has become one not of "she/you can be anything" but "she/you can be everything", which has created an image of toxic perfectionism around her that permeates everything from her face to her figure to her careers to her obvious wealth.

[@terresak6989]

She may have a friends of color but all my barbie dolls had white features. Unless you have a celebrity Barbie doll or historical Barbie doll she had white features so to me personally growing up in the mid-90s open to the mid-2000s when I started realizing that that gave me concerned because I said my doll doesn't have certain features like me that a black doll should have. I understand dolls cannot look like people I very much understand that. But the fact that former black Mattel workers have said for years that they literally would just paint over the faces of the dolls and they even questioned why couldn't they make similar features to a black girl. But I do agree she did have friends of color and people seem to forget that a lot of times. It could be because also she used the same two people Christy and Teresa.

[@phoenixfriend]

@@terresak6989 That's true that they could have had different face models for the black dolls. I suppose it was probably a money thing.

[@ariyatabassumabdullah1143]

agreed!!! i'm south asian and growing up I was never concerned about whether or not barbie looked like me. i was more into the idea of dressing her in a mismatch of clothes and fighting the power rangers or reenacting some movie that i saw lol barbie is one of the few things that didn't make me self-conscious about the way i looked.

[@ButtersCCookie]

Wow. If only you spent this much time contributing to REAL people, problems.

[@delusionalmilkshake]

thank you for this. i thought i was insane. i'm 26 and i could have sworn i had black barbie doll as a child, so hearing that first black barbie was realesed recently confused me.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

As someone who has been OBSESSED with Barbie Dolls, Barbie Movies, The Official Barbie Website (which had the best online games and was a safe space as a child) and everything Barbie, I’m so happy to see this video essay and Greta Gerwig’s interpretation of it. The cast is beyond brilliant!

[@EF-kk3vh]

Yesss omg the Barbie website!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@EF-kk3vh *THINK PINK*

[@just_rita6505]

yess! I even had my own online community about barbie as a child I guess it was a Barbie fandom at this point haha good times

[@alim.9801]

Omg I wasn't even a huge barbie girl but I remember spending HOURS on that barbie website!!! They really did have the best games and just SO MANY!!!!

[@elizae2528]

Life Size is a good barbie-like movie

[@witchplease9695]

Shoutout to all the Barbie, Bratz, and MyScene girls. All those doll brands (and their movies/websites) brought me joy and pride as a little girl. People used to say they were degrading and set unattainable standards for little girls, but I never wanted or felt like I needed to look like the dolls. I loved them because they were fashionable, fun, confidently feminine and capable of anything, especially with their fellow girl friends by their side. The emphasis on sisterhood was a major part of the appeal to me.

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Winx and Monster High

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

W.I.T.C.H

[@morganmeyer6884]

My favorite memory as a child was recreating my mothers soap operas with my Barbie dolls 😂

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Omg same recreating things with the dolls was a rite of passage.

[@alim.9801]

I didn't have that many barbies but I remember making them little houses with my Lincoln logs or pretending they had to do the Swiss Family Robinson thing and start life on a deserted island lol

[@kimberry2010]

You too?😆😆

[@briannamick9270]

I wanted to write a paper on this topic in university. The professor (a man) told me if I did he would fail me because I was wrong. I wrote the paper, researched it well and argued this point, and got 100% because he said "Wow, guess I was wrong. I'm sorry"

[@melaniefulginiti8426]

Congratulations 🎉!!!! Well deserved.

[@franfinesim]

Why is this only in the US? My parents told me at age 4 that Barbie is a plastic doll! Why would I want to look like a plastic thing?

[@briannamick9270]

@@franfinesim Honestly I wish I knew. A lot of it definitely comes down to parenting for sure

[@franfinesim]

@@briannamick9270 yes, it might be

[@micow9951]

The take is at its best when it shines the light on things that are supposedly anti feminism that have actually done more for feminism than current feminists like their take on Cinderella in don't blame the victim that is still my favorite video on this channel

[@reeldeal3227]

Bingo. Women can be feminine AND feminists at the same time. Although intersectional feminists of today may shun femininity, feminine characteristics (including beauty) really should be seen as strengths.

[@cookycandy4]

@@reeldeal3227 intersectional feminists do not shun feminine characteristics? where are you getting your info from

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

Yet ur mad at meilin and merida

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

@@reeldeal3227 how dare they shun in.

[@PrincessMavenKittyDarkholme]

@@cookycandy4 they called WAP empowering

[@alissaj9501]

I remember my first Black Barbie doll! I got her on Christmas 1993! ❤ I loved her!

[@prettier2408]

The quote that barbie always stuck to me growing up is "Anything is possible", Barbie is a Feminist icon PERIOD ✨🌸

[@madnessjones9996]

As a kid I liked that Barbie stood on her toes. Yeah, it’s a practical design to make her shoes fit, but that wasn’t what I noticed when I was little. I have a rare medical condition that causes me to walk on the balls of my feet, which has caused a lot of skeletal and weight problems as I grew up. Barbie’s posture was just one tiny little thing that made me feel a bit more normal. She wasn’t my favorite doll type, but it’s interesting how she can be relatable to so many diverse little girls.

[@bienemaja4007]

as a German it's funny how Americans say "seitgeist" instead of "zeitgeist"... I'm excited about the Barbie film, I loved Marot Robbie in everything she was in that I watched, especially "I, Tonya"

[@dollminatrix1375]

All I know is this new movie better not demonize femininity.

[@icedoatmilklatte910]

I don’t think it will. Margot’s production company has a lot of female-led projects that fully embrace femininity (A Promising Young Woman, Birds of Prey). Also, the pictures that have been released so far seem really girly and vibrant.

[@dollminatrix1375]

@@icedoatmilklatte910 that makes my pink loving glitter obsessed heart happy 💖

[@purplebutterfly314]

My guess is that it will probably be similar to Legally Blonde which is still campy and self aware but doesn't demonize being girly and shows that being feminine doesn't automatically make you a stupid bimbo or a mean girl. I'd love to see them make Barbie a spy or something, what else could she be with all those careers she has had? 😆

[@dollminatrix1375]

@@purplebutterfly314 oh I would love that. Legally blonde is honestly one of my favorite movies of all time. And YES! I know they’ve made a movie where Barbie is a spy, and thanks to totally spies and buffy the vampire slayer as as kid I would have my dolls be fabulous runway models by day and secret fashion spies by night lol

[@jka1165]

Barbie represents femininity tho

[@MinecraftIsLoveMinecraftIsLife]

as a kid i never played with barbies but i really admire barbie's message that girls can be ambitious and work hard for their dream job while also being feminine.

[@MariaJoseRangelUwU]

I love Barbie. While society made me feel inadequate as a child, Barbie comforted me. She was there for me when I was sad, telling me I could reach my dreams. I love her a lot, she taught me and inspired me to be myself, to do the right thing, to be kinder… Actually, I think I chose my career because of her.

[@54032Zepol]

Good for Margot! It's gonna be interesting to see a live action Barbie movie, I hope it's funny, c'mon Barbie let's go party!

[@mini-bi8482]

I can only say one thing - Margo as Barbie and Ryan as Ken are a great cast.

[@Siansonea]

"It may be too strong to call Barbie a feminist icon and a trailblazer". Or, it might *NOT* be too strong to call her that. I have collected Barbie dolls continuously since I was a kid in the 70s. I have been with her from the era of Quick Curl Barbie and Malibu Barbie through the wonderful SuperStar Barbie era, through the explosion of collector dolls in the 90s, all the way to today. To me, Barbie always represented an idea that in retrospect is rather subversive by the standards of the day: *You are the center of your own life.* Not your boyfriend, not your husband, not your kids. You are. Husbands and boyfriends and kids aren't bad, but they're just a few among many options regarding what your future could look like. And Barbie always maintained longstanding friendships with other women, who shared everything rather than competed with one another. My first Barbie doll that wasn't a hand-me-down was actually Barbie's friend P.J., and it's still one of my favorite dolls to this day. Barbie's friend group was inclusive, and starting in the 80s, Barbie herself could be any ethnicity or nationality. I still love the International dolls of the 1980s, though I usually remove their rather kitsch 'dolls of the world' costumes and redress them in glamorous 80s fashion ensembles. Some of the names haven't aged well, like "Oriental Barbie" and "Eskimo Barbie", but at the time they weren't controversial, and the dolls themselves are stunning. All in all, I think the criticism I hear about the Barbie doll is usually a reflection of each person's individual perception of what Barbie is, rather than whatever she was intended to be. At the end of the day, she's just a product that was sold to make money, but what she means to each of us spans such a wide gamut that she at least succeeded in one thing Ruth Handler specifically wanted. She intended Barbie to be a canvas that the child could project onto. For me, that projection took the form of admiring the glamour and beauty alongside the inclusivity and empowerment and self-determination. For others, it was an excuse to denigrate femininity itself, in the guise of being 'feminist', as paradoxical as that sounds. And everything in between. Barbie really can be anything.

[@fia2630]

Has anyone seen Life in The Dream House on Netflix and in every episode, Barbie would be like “we need a doctor!” or something, and then the other characters would say “weren’t you a doctor???” and Barbie would be like “Oh thats right!” cuz she couldn’t remember all the many professions she’s had in her lifetime😂😂😂

[@pedrito6225]

Life in the Dreamhouse is incredible and I don’t care what anybody says 😅

[@rezengerous]

Rumour has it that Gerwig’s take will go in a Truman’s Show-esque direction. I’m so excited!

[@danirahernandez383]

I'm so excited to see Greta's intepretation of Barbie. Barbie was a really icon in 2000s and even if is hard to say if she is a feminist icon, this movie probably would change that

[@mynameisreallycool1]

I think that Barbie being blamed for eating disorders, unrealistic body standards, and racism is just parents' ways of shifting the blame from themselves and their bad parenting skills onto something that children enjoy. It's basically similar to how parents blame video games for violent behavior coming from children. It's just adults using toys as scapegoats instead of admitting that they themselves might be at least one of the many reasons why their kids are depressed or have other issues.

[@ktmggg]

I got my first Barbie in 1967 (I was 4 years old) and I wanted one because I saw that Barbie had a fully formed adult life. She had various careers (fashion model, nurse, astronaut), money and a certain restless spirit to try new things. She could be a beach bunny (Malibu Barbie), a hippie (Live Action Barbie) or an athlete (Olympic Barbie for the 1976 Winter games). I never saw her proportions as physically something to be, but as a trailblazer for leading a full interesting life.

[@kimberry2010]

Thank you! I loved that she had her own life, friends, a career and great clothes!

[@loverrlee]

I have always loved Barbie. I even did a huge project for school about Barbie where I learned all about Ruth Handler and read her autobiography. Barbie has always inspired me to be myself and shoot for my dreams! I was so happy when the Barbie fashionistas line came out and worked to emphasize diversity. I love Margo Robbie and I think she’s perfect casting! I can’t wait for the Barbie movie, I really hope it’s an instant classic! 💗💗💗

[@delusionalmilkshake]

I looooooove barbie, but i don't understand where the idea that little girls look at her as ideal body type comes from. Not once in my childhood did i wanted to look like her. For me she was way to show my imagination and dream of future as an adult. My body insecurities came from magazines and movies. Looking at real women, not plastic doll.

[@johnypanta6208]

From I.Tonya to Harley Qunn to Barbie...Man, she has range!!!!

[@isabeltfriasg]

Spanish speaking Barbie is a lot smarter than english speaking Barbie, even the commercials. Don't know why

[@DavidSilva-mn4dz]

Usually the latin american dub is more natural and fits the character better in a non cartoony way, IDK but works so well most of times.

[@thebeldam8202]

I've loved Barbie ever since I was young and it fills me with joy seeing other people see her in the same light as I do.

[@TheNopeDude]

Growing up black in a world that constantly reminds us that the truest standard of beauty that is most rewarded in society is a blond-haired, blue-eyed, skinny white person from the suburbs, which Barbie (and ken) encapsulates 100%. So it was Powerful for me (and many other black girls and gay black boys) when Nicki Minaj came on the scene calling herself Barbie, being from the ghetto and inner city, as a black woman with great talent in a marginalized sub-genre. Thank you Nicki Minaj. It’s unfortunate that y’all didn’t see the value in including that aspect of Barbies most recent Pop cultural shift in this video, but hey.

[@LiamN407]

YES NICKI !! Agreed !!!

[@mewesquirrel6720]

I'm a black girl myself and didn't care what color my doll was as long as it was Barbie 😂 who cares.

[@TheNopeDude]

@@mewesquirrel6720 good for you

[@catsthemovie4692]

I'm not interested in this movie precisely because of how white feminist like it'll be. Something in me is just like really this is the story you went with. I can't justify paying for a movie ticket to see this.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

@@catsthemovie4692 that's racist

[@morrismmm]

Lol that's what i always picked up of Barbie, is that she has so many careers (which always made me wonder how her schedule is like), and as a gay man, i found that inspirational, so i never understood where these beautiful standards came from (maybe it came from girl talks), but it was confusing that Barbie's values weren't the main topic. And it's sad that some people were still projecting misogynistic self-loathing towards her even in the 2000's, where they made the computer animated movies, the topic of friendships, family, and ownership of their own lives were still over shadowed by superficial stuff like body image and material gains/status (which isn't all that bad since i like her style and fashion). I think things has changed when they made a KZbin channel for her. People should definitely watch it, especially kids, bc wow, it gives great advise. I've seen Greta Gerwig's movie and i love them, but didn't know who she was and that she was the force behind those masterpieces. I hope that the movie showcase Barbie's values and depth, and that it's cohesive by having men and people of color living being equal to one other (regarding status).

[@chipmunkpark8826]

Barbie movies inspired my imagination when I was a girl...it helped me escape so many things that I didn't like about my life as a child

[@insightful_fairy8743]

I loved playing with Barbies as a kid (even a early teen) but I would have her been a bad ass where she would rescue kids and dogs from kidnappers lol

[@Marigen1971]

I have never wanted Barbie's body, I just loved playing with her. I could be anyone and do anything I could imagine.

[@adishreepatil5408]

as a child, i loved barbies, had maybe like 5 of them, and here in india, kitchen set ( playing sets with utensils and plastic vegetables ) too were popular . so all my girlfriends, we would get togehter to play barbie and kitchen sets together, to someone else it might look as if regressive ideas had been forced upon us to play up like homemaker, but for us it was our own imaginative world, just us girls, we made barbie be whatever we wanted her to be , it gave us space to be creative and dream and just bond over our shared intrests

[@AnastasiaBelova27]

of course Barbie is kinda gender stereotipes (all pink, stereotypically "girly" behaviour), but also an example for children of a brave and independent woman in different jobs which is good

[@GoldenRose116]

I really want the new barbie movie to be like Legally blond.

[@lemsip207]

Margot Robbie started off in Neighbours and then got a break in the USA in Pan Am where she played the sister of an experienced air hostess and then trained herself. She was on the front cover of an airline magazine straight after coming out of training.

[@jms855]

Good Lord, why can't some things just be left as is? I had barbie and knock-off barbies as a child and I NEVER thought deeply about it. Nor was my life, career or any other choices ever dictated by a bloody doll. Leave Barbie alone, if you as an adult have an issue with barbies figure or skin tone etc then as yourself why as an adult you're insecure over a plastic toy meant for CHILDREN.

[@eleegee]

okay lol cool. lemme just say tho - Barbie was never *not* feminist. She was never sexist anyway, I’ll say. people just have that preconceived notion for some reason. she was never feminist either I guess though, she’s just a product. from a multimillion dollar corporation. so she can’t be feminist.. but she also can’t be blamed for sexism in larger society . because again, she’s just a doll . 🤦

[@lydiafayre9806]

While you're busy telling us to stop analyzing cultural phenomena and what we can extrapolate about society from that field of study, those of us who love doing so are just going to pity you-- that you can enjoy it so little and yet still feel a drive to try dampen that fascination for us.

[@eleegee]

@@lydiafayre9806I’m all for analysing pop culture. I’m not trying to stop anyone from analysing media, that’s one of my favourite things to do and talk about. (I could talk about and analyse Barbie all day long, believe me!) What I meant with the comment was that as a doll collector, I get frustrated when people try to demonise Barbie and paint her as the epitome of anti-feminism and female oppression. She’s really not that harmful, and a lot of times people do seem to blame larger societal issues on her. I didn’t mean “stop talking about and analysing Barbie *because* she’s just a doll”, I meant “stop blaming larger societal issues on Barbie *because* she’s just a doll. Barbie wasn’t sexist, she was revolutionary for women in many ways, but she also isn’t a feminist icon with some higher agenda. At the end of the day, all Mattel care about is making money, which I think inherently contradicts the point of Barbie being feminist (because any real change that does come from the product is just an afterthought). To sum it up, this comment was born from frustration from past experiences with people demonising Barbie. It didn’t really have anything to do with the video (other than the caption) since I have yet to watch it. I’ll admit that it was silly of me to make such a harsh and impulsive comment without even having watched it first, and I’m sorry that you got the wrong idea from what I said. I’d be amazed if anyone actually has the energy to read this the whole way through though.. XD Anyway, I wish you the best, have a nice day, and keep analysing pop culture (:

[@lydiafayre9806]

@@eleegee I read it through, and I appreciate your thoughtfulness, and I agree that if anyone actually blames Barbie for sexism then they're dealing b.s. I don't think that's common in actual discourse like this video though. I think there's nuance to how Barbie is framed by that corporation that uses her just to make a profit, because we can't simply extricate products and art from the social and material realities in which we live. Demonizing barbie is silly, and often sexist itself--which doesn't negate possible sexism on the part of the creators. Stuff like this is often complex imo.

[@eleegee]

@@lydiafayre9806 that’s interesting and you hit the nail on the head. Thanks for taking it so well. (:

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu and Ncuti Gatwa as Ken makes me so happy! The first look with Ryan Gosling is campy and cute.

[@alim.9801]

Wait are they all in the movie???

[@PokhrajRoy.]

@@alim.9801 Yes. It was mentioned in the announcement. 3 interpretations of Barbie with 3 interpretations of Ken.

[@briannalee1998]

I loved Barbie's as a kid, and if I have a daughter who wants one, she'll have one. There is something seriously wrong with people who see barbies as "being secualized" actual words from my very conservative uncle who did not want his little girls to play with them. People's negative reactions to barbies says a lot more about them, than the actual doll.

[@kimberry2010]

Thank you! She's a freaking DOLL.

[@BeantownMrs]

I had Day-to-Night Barbie. Loved that doll so much I bought the Funko Pop of her. 💖

[@Korenski23VO]

Really great video and great theories of the Barbie film. It's interesting to note that Margot Robbie is actually prettier than a real Barbie doll, which is pretty rare. I also like Tyra Banks as Barbie aka "Eve" in Life-Size, that was a good movie.

[@grapeshot]

I remember that Simpsons episode. Then they had the one Malibu Stacy AKA Barbie. When you pulled her string, she said my spidey sense is tingling, did anybody call a web crawler.

[@ML-di8lt]

While I understand some of the problematic aspects of Barbie, she was always a feminist icon to me. She was a NASA engineer and a veterinarian. Seeing a woman, even a doll, in those roles really lets you believe that you belong in that world too. (Of course, there should be more intersectionality.)

[@DianaAmericaRivero]

My favorite Barbie moment is from Toy Story 3: "Authority is derived from the consent of the governed! Not by the threat of force!" Yaaaaassss Rousseau Barbie!

[@Ryan78336]

It truly astounds me that even having been assigned female at birth and raised a girl how litttle I aziraphale relate to barbie and the various other things society says I’m supposed to like or relate to as a girl. Deep in my soul I don’t think I’ve ever really been a girl. I wonder if anyone else shares this experience. Can we have no binary barbies? I wonder what that would look like. Can we have barbies whose bodies reflect those of gender diverse people? That would be amazing!

[@somerandomguy3203]

The truth is that Barbie doesn't need Ken even in real life !! Women don't need an man to take care of them !! They can do everything independently we just need to give them much more freedom and equality !!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

That Lisa Simpson bit is so true because Barbie tried to enter the Indian market and it felt like cultural appropriation and a very narrow definition of an Indian Identity that still exists.

[@CrypticCharm]

it's interesting you mentioning what she's best known for. in my country, (UK) she's known as the absolute legend that is Donna Noble in Neighbours can't wait to see her in Barbie

[@Janeway1269]

Your acknowledgement of Margot as still being considered a bombshell seems to have some contradictions to the other video about Margot, specifically designed to state that she goes against that bombshell stereotype or managed to dodge being typecast as such. Also Greta will always remain behind the 8 ball on feminism, as long as she uses white women's problems all the time.

[@mynameisreallycool1]

Well, she's a white woman herself. Some people say that white women shouldn't write stories for women of color, because racial bias and lack of knowledge and experience can make the story feel very unrealistic and unrelatable. Not that I agree or disagree, but that could be why she only writes about "white women's problems". I blame Hollywood for only focusing on the problems of women who are white, not one woman for not writing stories from the perspective of every woman of every race and instead just writing what probably feels a bit more familiar to her.

[@JulietteKernDiamond]

I don't think a white woman writing a black womans story would be well received. Write what you know and all that. I could see her collaborating with more poc in the future though I think that would be good.

[@Janeway1269]

@@mynameisreallycool1 I actually wasn't even referring to the WOC issues, but now that you mention it those are very good points.

[@grapeshot]

As soon as I saw this immediately that song Barbie Girl in a Barbie World popped into my head😖

[@CJ-vw3dt]

You forgot that 'barbie' was actually a remake of 'bold Lily' who sported this appearance first

[@profscarlett]

Nothing wrong with looking clean and aesthetically pretty

[@lidiacazam]

Surprising why? So underrated and misunderstood. Thanks for the video!

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Omg I’m so happy that the Insider Video on Barbie has been cited because it was such a revelation and so much fun!

[@germanacola2234]

Am I the only one who remember the Gwendy Dolls from Small Soldiers?

[@carolinaartavia7029]

When I was a kid in the 90s, I NEVER liked playing with baby dolls and even though family members gave them to me as a birthday gift I’ll never played with them. I played with Barbies and imagined how their life q will be as adults. I was never intended to be a homemaker or a mother and it is ok. I will always love that Barbie helped me find that being a mother and babies were not the only thing that I could be.

[@TheLoverbug567]

Please do an American Girl video too!

[@Spicie95]

I grew up in the 00s, and I really feel like a lot of media in that era tried to convince us that being a girly girl was somehow wrong. Like Pink's music video for Stupid Girl, where the little girl chooses between playing with a Barbie or playing with a ball as a deciding factor for whether she will become president or a stripper. Barbie just isn't a negative character. She is a positive portrait of what a woman can be, not a definitive version of what she should be. Of course, she could be improved upon, maybe use the whole colour palette for her wardrobe and accessories, but otherwise, she is good.

[@malenadraper8805]

Can’t wait! Gonna watch Legally blonde in the meantime.

[@LiamN407]

I’m glad Amy schumer isn’t part of it

[@romara879]

I didn't know there was a Barbie movie in the works! I'm looking forward to it. I grew up with Barbie, and have always been a fan. I loved her careers and knew she was a doll. Many dolls have strange proportions. Like the oversized heads on the Bratz dolls. I never thought I should actually look like that.

[@socksal]

Looking forward to this, just hope there's a surprise Trixie Mattel cameo.

[@SgtPepper2411]

I'm so excited about this movie, I loved Barbie growing up and still do. I used to play that my Barbies were very good in their English classes (English is my second language) and were preparing to go to Harvard medical school. 20 years later, I graduated from Medical school (sadly not Harvard) and speak 4 languages. I never bothered with her figure or the fact that she was blonde and blue eyed growing up, I liked her clothes and imagined what my world would be like when I grew up.

[@fourangers]

Hey, thanks for creating such great videos! I'm a longtime listener but I have a request. I'm sorry, but have you guys considered increasing the volume of your videos? Or put around the same volume. You guys put the introduction and then the vignette suddenly boomed out of nowhere. That also includes mid ads that has a higher volume. Overall your videos have a lower volume on youtube. I can't watch your videos on my laptop, for example, because even if I put max volume I have to struggle listening. And then when you guys play the sponsored part the volume goes back to normal again and I have to increase and decrease all the time. Imo, you guys have to hire a sound design. Some of your other videos (teen mom for example) has a normal volume. Thanks for listening and I look forward to see more of your content!

[@bloodmongerzero4431]

Video recommendations - the manchild - black anger - manly men/boyish boys

[@nisargjanee3880]

You guys really set the standards high in terms of scripting and editing.

[@Sophie-jt3sj]

I when heard that they wanted to employ Amy Schumer to work on this movie I thought: Thank god they won't because it would be a hot garbage... Like everything she does. How the hell is she able to find any work?

[@mewesquirrel6720]

And she's fat so it would make no sense

[@germanacola2234]

I think that if they'll made a remake of Small Soldiers, Margot Robbie would be perfect for voice acting one of the Gwendy Dolls. 👍

[@XanderShiller]

I had a Soviet version as a kid called Cindy.

[@beqeb5700]

How can a doll be austronaut without spaceship? Those accesories like doctor or scientist costume emphasize on look and the style . I cannot still imagine that it would change gender roles.

[@BananaLungs]

people in 2022 now calling Barbie a feminist icon when she's been met with nothing but scrutiny from feminists since her debut in 1959.

[@payola5000]

Have you noticed that as the video progresses the voice of the narrator slowly goes lower and lower and lower until you have to turn up the volume on your phone all the way up?

[@rosegirl3220]

They should put Glen Close in this movie; her speech in 2004 Stepford Wives was one of the only good things about it

[@Thewizardjulian]

All poc people who love barbie say queeen cause she's a girl who you CANNOT opress and no man can have as many jobs as barbie 💅

[@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254]

Happy to hear M.G. Lord in the narration.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

I look nothing like Barbie (black girl but has her chest though 😂😂) but she is iconic because she's different and I think that's Margot. The dumb people complaining and changing Barbie for their preference will ruin what I liked about Barbie.

[@susannpatton2893]

Jamie Pressly needs to play her mom or older sister in some movie. Harley Quinn would be flipping awesome

[@VeeLondon1449]

But dare I say it!? Will this film flop!! 👀

[@lookinglasslife]

hi friends, can you pretty please do a Yellowjackets video? I loved The Takeaway videos on The Wilds and I need more ;)

[@tylerwatkins2923]

Do a take on King of the Hill

[@XanderShiller]

When I 1st say Margot in Wolf of WallSt..1st word on my mind was "Barbie"!

[@gibberishname]

Anyone surprised by Greta Gerwig's involvement in Barbie hasn't been watching Barbie's vlogs on her youtube channel

[@RespectedProfessional]

The audio is this video is all over the place.

[@TheNopeDude]

Guys the movie hasn’t even come out yet. Not even the trailer.

[@Lara-np1gc]

Is "Zeitgeist" used in English? Because it's German

[@heathermcquinn1108]

If I think of Barbie all I see is Anya Taylor-Joy, you know, big eyes, thin lips, perfect role for her.

[@meilinatalioengelmann553]

How can you talk about the body image distortion Barbie contributed like is an afterthought? This video almost feel like a propaganda

[@lovelimbs4life]

*RENAMING/REDEFINING SEX/GENDER TERMS* Since the beginning "females", "women", "woman" have been stuck with the stigma of being identified by the opposite sex. Sure there are terms they can be identified with that give them individuality such as: she/her, lady/girl/gal ect.. but the official biological sex terms are still reliant on the "male" gender. *MY PROPOSAL* FEMALE replacement: luna - lunar means moon in latin and the moon in both wicca and yin and yang represents feminine energy which is also associated with; water, calmness, darkness. MALE replacement: sol - solar means "sun" in latin. The sun is represented as masculine energy in the wicca & yin yang laws as with chaos, fire and light. This way each sex/gender would have their own unique identity and not have to worry about stepping on each other's toes/being dependent on the other to be identified with. =) BONUSES TRANSGIRLS replacement: stella - stella means star in latin and it's still under the feminine umbrella since stars appear only at night. TRANSBOYS replacement: nimbus - cloud in latin and it's associated with daytime thus falls under the same umbrella as the sun masculine energy. You're welcome.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

Why expect a freaking doll to look humanly proportionate she is a doll not a human being

[@marcor7044]

Greta Gerwig so far has done good work. Lady Bird and Little Women were bth really good and I have pretty high hopes for this movie

[@kimwarburton8490]

My barbies were nomadic, single, horse-riding women having heroic adventures in the mountains

[@hoibsh21]

Or as Gwen Stefani sang, what's inside a girl.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Barbie has had to play catch upore often than thought. Other lines have had strides first.

[@recoveringsoul755]

But now we have furry barbies, and a transgender Barbie. Barbie is a girl, NOT a man. It should be in the Ken lineup.

[@shevaunvan-hoff4069]

Well maybe they are trying to have everyone represented!!!

[@recoveringsoul755]

@@shevaunvan-hoff4069 I got an ad for life insurance yesterday. They showed rates for men, women, smokers and non smokers. The insurance industry knows there are biological differences between 2 genders. Only two. Medical community is same. Symptoms and warning signs are based on your real sex.

[@lavenderblue4093]

Anyone else heard Sarah Jessica Parker at 11:15?

[@alim.9801]

Omg it does sound like her