If you’re not well-versed in the extended Barbie universe of animated films and TV shows, you’re in luck, because the new Netflix series “Barbie: A Touch of Magic” is the perfect streaming chaser for those still riding the high of Greta Gerwig’s live-action “Barbie” movie.
While the Barbie brand has been equal parts loved and at the center of controversy for over half a century, Mattel has been seriously putting in the work to make sure that every child feels seen, loved, and affirmed by Barbie.So while it may have been groundbreaking for some to hear America Ferrera’s monologue about womanhood in “Barbie,” these sorts of lessons have been at the core of animated Barbie (especially the Barbie Vlog series on YouTube) for quite some time.
In the lead-up to Gerwig’s “Barbie,” the 2012 animated series “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse” routinely hit the top 10 on Netflix, and…
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