Despite what that ol’ “sticks and stones” idiom has to say, words have power, and words can absolutely hurt.
In an interview with the New York Times, Margot Robbie explained that one little adjective to describe her character in “Barbie” became a bit of a sticking point with the Mattel Corporation, the folks who make the real-life Barbie dolls and served as producers on the film.Director Greta Gerwig was required to attend Barbie Boot Camp before making the movie, and Robbie explained that she and Gerwig would have six-hour-long conversations with Mattel about what they were afraid would be depicted on screen.
“We spent time at Mattel headquarters, we went into their factories, we watched them make a doll and we talked to people who make them,” said Robbie.
“They knew we were coming from a place of respecting the brand.” She noted that Mattel had “a long laundry list of concerns,…
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