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Barbie: who saw it? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't realize what sub this was, and for that, I apologize. I respect your decisions with your teaching to your children and as an atheist myself, my question/concern would be if your children are taugh Judaism and you're teaching them to question everything, that (depending on the age I guess) could be very confusing to children.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

As confusing as being brought up as a Catholic boy and being taught the same way by my parents and learning to be aware enough to not fall for the church rabbit hole. I know of at least two other boys that attended youth catechism same time as me that weren't so lucky and we only found out about the abuses years later. Today one can't question the current narrative without ridicule, even if you're questioning the method and not the merit...