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Camp is intentionally not subtle but can be off-putting to those who haven’t acquired the taste yet. All my queer girl friends loved it. At the same time, there seems to be a lot going over people’s heads.

People are making complaints about Barbieland being “too *fill in the blank*”, but that’s the whole point of the movie. For example there are no elderly in Barbieland because Matel would never sign off on an elderly Barbie doll. The diversity in Barbieland is as diverse as the type of dolls that Matel is willing to sign off on.

When Barbie goes to the real world she sits on a park bench as she looks around and sees people that are not represented in Barbieland, including a gay couple of color. She smiles as realizes the beauty that is found in real, actual people. She then turns to an elderly woman and tells her she’s beautiful. It’s not just a moving scene, it’s also criticizing Matel by showing all the diversity in the real world that Barbieland could never contain.

Again, depiction is not endorsement, and the movie is never a full endorsement of Barbieland. It does recognize the superficial appeal of this fantasy, but at the end of the day sides with reality.

I’ve never seen that monologue before but that was awkward. Even though the audience seemed to agree with him you could tell near the end they were like, “move on already, jeez”.

It’s very campy and very gay in both its influences and aesthetic. The first time I saw it was with a large group of queer people and we were all laughing hard. This is destined to be a LGBT classic I can already tell based on other reactions I’ve heard from the local queer community here. I’m glad we have a movie that felt made for us, at least.

The movie also has so much to say I’m still processing everything I took away from it. Will post my full thoughts soon.

Don’t give Florida any more ideas, please.

I know men who love the movie but this movie just hits harder if you’re a woman. The America Ferrara monologue in the movie is so such a powerful moment. Second time I saw it was with a nearly full theater with mostly women and everyone cheered and clapped after her monologue. I’m still getting chills thinking about it.
 

And it was so wonderful seeing a trans actor play a Barbie and not once is she made the butt of a trans joke or even treated any differently. This is how trans women want to be treated, just like you would treat any other woman. Seeing this depicted in a mainstream movie is so beautiful and means a lot to me with all the hateful rhetoric floating around. I adore this movie so much and I’m thankful it exists.

Call Me Maybe tho

Camp is intentionally not subtle.

1 hour ago, SuperSpreader said:

Fines should scale based on income/resources. Like if I pee in public maybe my fine is 500.00 but if Universal does it or should be tens of thousands. 

We really do need to crack down on major studios urinating in public.

So fucking sad. A truly brave icon. She never deserved to have her career hurt by calling out the Pope, but her bravery will be remembered well.

I said my opinion. I just don't wanna participate in discussion if people are gonna assume I don't know what UFO stands for.

2 minutes ago, TUFKAK said:

Let’s keep in mind what the U means in UFO.

It's more in response to those dismissing the testimony of those who've reported these sightings. It is clear that the Pentagon is taking this seriously and there is something out there we can't full comprehend. Could be terrestrial or could not. But at this point we have to accept something is happening.

17 hours ago, thewhyteboar said:

Funny how UFO sightings have gone way down ever since everyone starting carrying a camera in their pockets. Huh. 

This is a false premise. The amount of sightings have increased in recent years.

UFO sightings are up, but no proof of aliens yet, Pentagon official says - POLITICO

WWW.POLITICO.COM

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The Defense Department is now investigating 650 cases of unknown aerial incursions.

It's weird that there is official footage from the Pentagon of a UFO and is not being considered in this discourse. Like, it's good to be skeptical, but when you're ignoring possible evidence it's very clear you actively don't want to believe, or unable to comprehend what reality would mean if it were true.

Much like Mitch himself, I don't know what to say.

Last summer I had a regular bit in my standup routine where I would mention the upcoming Barbie movie and whenever I did all the women in the audience would cheer loudly. Like, literally every time on stage when I would reference the upcoming movie it would get the same, strong reaction. That's when I knew this movie was gonna be a phenomenon, and this was over a year ago. The hype for the movie only continued to build as it got closer to release.

1 hour ago, elbobo said:

Everyone on the planet has a quality camera in their pocket nowadays and we seem to have less footage of UFOs then when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s

Seen it twice and already thinking of going again.

20 hours ago, Remarkableriots said:

Turns out, Barbieland isn't as gay as its queer fans had hoped

WWW.GOOGLE.COM

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Despite months of campy promos, Greta Gerwig’s new “Barbie” film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling leans hard on heteronormativity.

 

I saw it with a large group of queer people on Thursday night and we all loved it. I’m sure there are those who have complaints but every queer person I know who has seen it adores it.

It’s an attention-getting headline that makes it sounds like the community at large is disappointed in the movie and that simply isn’t true. But the article itself is at least more nuanced and features this quote which I agree with 100%:

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“Barbie is like a drag performance of heterosexuality; it’s so exaggerated that it exemplifies the ways that heterosexuality itself is constructed and performed,” Avila told NBC News ahead of “Barbie” hitting theaters. “I think queer people latch on to that heterosexual image because we can poke fun at it. We can reclaim it and use it in ways that show that heterosexuality is constructed and put into place by forces beyond us — and not universal.”

Highest opening weekend for a female director too.

This movie is gonna be HUGE. Everyone I know absolutely loved it. Word of mouth is so good and people are gonna see it multiple times.

I thought Elon was against name changes.

2 hours ago, mclumber1 said:

Musk is playing out a version of Brewster's Millions - where he attempts to waste as much money as possible as quickly as possible.  

The Saudis gave Elon money to destroy or severely compromise Twitter and they are getting their money’s worth

1 hour ago, ThreePi said:

I just view this in a similar way to calling the police for a mental health crisis. They're not equipped to deal with, but nobody has a better solution. Whether you ask a teacher to keep a secret or reveal a secret, your are inserting them into a situation they are not necessarily in the best position to handle. 

I’m a teacher who has had to deal with a few students in situations like this last year. No, it wasn’t a difficult situation to handle at all. It’s like having a friend with a special nickname that you only use in specific situations. Only difficult thing about it was knowing I could lose my job simply for trying to protect my students. Thank you for looking out for us here but we can handle it ourselves.

Also, why did you bring this up? This thread is about black history.

This is so blatantly evil.

At this point you could probably get a lot of moderate DeSantis voters to privately admit this is wrong, but they’ll never turn on him fully because of sunk loss fallacy. They’ve supported him up to this point why stop now?

Also Matt Gaetz was at the premiere of the movie wtf. Whoever was responsible for inviting him should be fired. Like what’s the benefit of inviting someone who is just gonna complain about it being too woke? I truly don’t get it.

12 hours ago, Chris- said:

Greta Gerwig is the real deal, I knew this was a winner the whole way.

Same. I’ve been hyped as fuck ever since they dropped that first pic of Barbie. It always looked like a special movie to me.