This week we talk about Barbie (2023) — was the endlessly hyped film a feminist masterpiece, or just a massive toy commercial? Or perhaps, something else?

We discuss the history of Barbie, the film’s gender theory and the queerness of Allan, and line it all up against Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble.

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Sources:

Mattel, Inc. History 

Meet Lilli, the High-end German Call Girl Who Became Barbie 

Guys Who Think The Barbie Movie Hates On Men Clearly Didn't Watch It

Judith Butler, Gender Trouble, 1989

Patriarchy According to The Barbie Movie