Barbie shenanigans

✧ Barbie blog because I can ☆

[cakeinpants]

I'm in my Barbie movies era.

[violetwitchhh]

My work in the local Barbie fanzine! Magic of Pegasus was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid

[asyathealien]

All my redesigns of Elina together

My girl is evolving, like pokemon XD

Loved drawing all her dresses, now I want one irl

And here's some rough Bibble sketches because Bibble is awesome

[aintmyjewelry]

Barbie Mattel worked with Autistic Self-Advocacy Network (ASAN) to create the first-ever autistic Barbie !!!! I am obsessed with her and so thrilled to witness such representation

Here’s a link to learn more about her and her details.

[avitha]

A Little Mermaid Tale

Happy MerMay!!! Here's a crossover!!!!

[acervomariposa]

let's unlearn our toxic behavioural patterns together

[cogitaeworks]

Its that time of the year again so I rewatched my favourite Barbie christmas movie from my childhood ❤️

[cogitaeworks]

They found home ♥

[principessa-anneliese]

BARBIE VIDEO GAME HERO IS AN UNDERRATED MASTERPIECE

[wooiamamess]

[piinfeathers]

what was i made for? ✨

[barbiebees]

My girlfriend proposed to me yesterday with Diamond Castle inspired rings, I love her so much 😭❤️❤️

[autumnnbrownn]

[belbeeps]

Life in plastic...is fantastic?

[cheesy-cryptid]

🫶🫶🫶

[ineffably-human]

The Barbie movie is incredible, in some ways better than I ever expected. But the part that keeps standing out to me is: throughout the Barbies taking Barbieland back, I understood the metaphor. But I was holding my breath waiting for how they'd acknowledge it.

Because Barbieland still has a fundamental problem: some of its citizens are afterthoughts, they're not acknowledged or given a voice. But their matriarchy also serves a purpose. Barbieland is specifically built on the dreams and fantasies of girls, and is meant to inspire them. So what do you do with that?

And then the Narrator says that one day, Kens in Barbieland will have exactly as much power as women have in the Real World.

The girls playing with Barbies are reflecting the images and ideas of their lives. The power fantasies are based on what they have and don't have. It basically says to people (to men, I'd say, especially): if you care about Ken, if you're worried about Ken, create a world where it's not strange for men and women to be self-realized equals. Create a world where any man, woman, or otherwise can be ordinary or extraordinary, without the barriers that still very much exist.

Hell, create a world where anyone can play with Barbie.

If you really, actually care, then create a world that supports and values everyone enough that our wildest dreams reflect it.

[borbi-edits]

I love how Gloria didn't have any specific dramatic backstory to explain why she was feeling the way she was. It was portrayed as just a normal part of the human condition, the inherent trauma of experiencing girlhood in our society. I think many women will watch this movie and see themselves in her.