#esp the conflicting emotions of not wanting to be brainwashed vs thinking that ugly and weird is the worst thing you could possibly be

[mariemariemaria]

Barbie was fun but the "Barbieland is a matriarchy and Ken suffers because of that" sort of wore thin considering it was a matriarchy created by a patriarchy and all of the Barbies were super feminine and gender conforming. N I know they touched on this a bit with how weird Barbie was ostracized for being different but she was still feminine af lol.

#barbie spoilers #the 'youre either brainwashed or ugly and weird' line kinda hit tho like that is how you feel when you discover feminism #esp the conflicting emotions of not wanting to be brainwashed vs thinking that ugly and weird is the worst thing you could possibly be #meanwhile the ugly and weird that you fear isn't even like. half as gender non conforming or as bold or as different as you think it is #or how it feels because ANY non conformity is seen as too much non conformity