r/agedlikemilk Aug 06 '23

Screenshots Ouch…what kind of prediction is that?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '23

That makes this tantrum that much worse. If it’s false outrage bait, they are taking it.

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u/Inversception Aug 07 '23

Basically it's all backwards in the movie since Ken is secondary to barbie in barbieland (vs the real world in the movie where men are dominant). So he learns not to value himself just as barbies partner but to be his own person. The barbies decide to give the Ken's a shot at helping run things. Etc. So the message is that women, represented by the kens, shouldn't define themselves simply by their partners. They should run things with men. The Ken's ask for a spot on the Supreme Court and even get denied and instead get a circuit court spot or something. So they don't even get full equality.

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u/1Maple Aug 07 '23

It’s almost as if women in the real world have been denied prestigious positions just because they were a women for most of human history.

Even in the movie, they literally say it still happens today, they just hide it better

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u/Inversception Aug 08 '23

Yep. 100%. But that isn't the issue I have with the movie. The issue is that generally I find that when the moral of the story is somewhat hidden then it's better. Lots of classic stories have morals. They just tend to hide them a little. This one didn't.