Tag: Kens
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Womansplaining The Mansplaining In Barbie
This post contains spoilers for “Barbie.”In “Barbie,” Gloria’s heartfelt monologue about the pressure for women to be perfect resonates so strongly with the Barbies that it snaps them out of the subservient spell they’re under in the patriarchal Kendom. Alongside her daughter Sasha, Gloria leads a covert mission with some of the Barbies to take…
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Rob Thomas Is Very Relieved ‘Push’ by Matchbox Twenty Isn’t Played for Laughs in ‘Barbie’
[Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for “Barbie.”]Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas is convinced that his 1997 hit “Push” is not the butt of the joke in “Barbie” and that it’s actually a loving homage.The song, which was criticized upon its release for lyrics that allegedly glorified domestic violence, is used at a key…
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Let’s Hear It For Barbie’s Non-Ken Kens
We’re all hyped for Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated Barbie film to hit theaters and see Margot Robbie bring the beloved character to life on the big screen. And of course everyone can’t wait to get a taste of Ryan Gosling’s Kenergy. But real Barbie fans know this is far from her first rodeo, even if…
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Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Has No Time For Obnoxious Film Bros (And Zack Snyder Fans)
This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being discussed here wouldn’t exist. This article also contains spoilers for “Barbie.”Greta Gerwig’s new film “Barbie,” based on the (in)famous Mattel-brand doll, begins in Barbieland, a pink, plastic, artificial world where…