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speak easy

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Tue Jul 25, 2023, 05:25 PM Jul 2023

I can't believe the RW completely missed the point of the Barbie movie. [View all]

I mean, this is the perceptive crowd that worked out that J6 was patriotic tourists with 'Love in their hearts' (TFG) wanting to actively participate in the democratic process. -sarcasm

[SPOILERS]

At the end of movie Barbie chooses to live in the real world, with all the patriarchy, tears, and death that comes with it, over Barbie Land, where every day is perfect, and Barbie dolls can be whatever they want to be. Barbie makes that decision after her mother, Ruth Handler (the inventor of Barbie) shows her the joys - of being a child, of growing up, of love, and (gasp) of being a parent.

The real world is anything but perfect, but, as Ruth says to Barbie,“We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they have come”.

And the RW thinks Barbie devalues mothers and family. Of course they do. Their family values are little kids doing active shooter drills. But anything - anything that threatens fragile male egos, even comedy, must be woke beyond belief.

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They don't care about the point, orthoclad Jul 2023 #1
It's not working against Barbie though speak easy Jul 2023 #2
They don't care about the movie, orthoclad Jul 2023 #4
That graph is powerfully blunt, orthoclad. thatcrowwoman Jul 2023 #18
I'd like to find a version with orthoclad Jul 2023 #21
Read it is more in one day than all of DeSatan's political contributions. efhmc Jul 2023 #10
You beat me to it. grumpyduck Jul 2023 #3
The RW is not very bright. sheshe2 Jul 2023 #5
But... but... one of the Barbies is trans! Ocelot II Jul 2023 #6
hem. star trek discovery is too woke to them as well. AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #14
The only issue that I have with ST Discovery is the one that plays Michael Burnham. canuckledragger Jul 2023 #17
In season 3 of TOS, orthoclad Jul 2023 #22
My guess is that the vast majority Chili Pepper Jul 2023 #7
Cruz says he has not. efhmc Jul 2023 #9
I may have to see this movie. usonian Jul 2023 #8
Funny that Pence, Josh Hawley, and MTG did not go out to greet those patriotic tourists with 'Love i keithbvadu2 Jul 2023 #11
these are the same people who devalued the power rangers and the tellytubbies . AllaN01Bear Jul 2023 #12
The right-wing doesn't do nuance. madaboutharry Jul 2023 #13
More likely, all, not some relayerbob Jul 2023 #16
Of course they don't relayerbob Jul 2023 #15
They see the downfall of the patriarchy in Barbieland. Kablooie Jul 2023 #19
Because RWers devalue mothers and women Johonny Jul 2023 #20
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