thoughts on barbie

You wouldn't think I'd be watching the Barbie Movie in my fifties, with my husband and in-laws, without a child in sight. I thought it was a kid's movie, but the word on the street suggested something completely different; I was intrigued to see what the film had to say, while still being all things pink. After about ten minutes my father-in-law (definitely not the one who chose the movie) said "Wow, this is really subversive." I was impressed by his willingness to see the underlying, very adult messages, hidden within the bubble gum exterior.

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