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It’s important to recognise that Barbie (2023) criticises both the patriarchy AND the matriarchy. Yes, the Ken’s are just accessories to the Barbies. Yes, they don’t have any say in the government they live under. That’s the point, you’re supposed to feel awful, you’re supposed to want the Kens to have their own agency, you’re supposed to want equality. The Barbie movie explicitly states that the way Barbie treats Ken is wrong, so much so that once he finds a safe space for his masculinity and individual identity he’s so excited to share it with the other Kens.

But they go overboard and replace a matriarchy with a patriarchy and now the same issue exists but in reverse. That’s the POINT!! THATS THE POINT!!! Barbie is not anti-men it’s pro equality PLEASE understand this

obiwan

Barbie + Blonde Male Fragility Reviews (insp):

ice-queen-letti

I don’t think I watched the same movie? I felt so sorry for Ken in the beginning cos he was just Ken and by the end he found out that just being Ken is kenough?? Ken was my favourite character

thelupuslady

True.

thundergrace

Exactly, but also, this is why I don't like this word or ambiguity when it comes to queer characters and relationships in media. I do understand that not being overt in representation normalizes it, which is what we want, but there are ways to be clear and subtle at the same time.

I think every queer person assumed Bill meant a romantic partner and I think most straight people (especially the particularly oblivious or homophobic ones) assumed he meant partner as in the person he'd been surviving and fighting with, like many pairs and groups of people you encounter throughout the games.

Not excusing the people saying that cause fuck them for having anything to say about it, whether they understood their relationship in the game or not.

ice-queen-letti

My fiancé was funny during this episode. He was like “oh gross two men kissing” and covering his eyes at the beginning. By the end he saw parallels between him and bill and me and Frank and cried alongside me over how beautiful they were.

Internalised homophobia couldn’t win over the beautiful story being told.

cornyonmains

Something I really love about The Last Of Us are these subtle little moments that showcase the real intelligence required for survival.

Bill wearing his hat in the dark during that shootout to keep the rainwater out of his eyes.

Bill didn't get shot because he was standing out in the open. The flamethrowers would have been too bright for the gunmen to see him. He was shot because he gave away his position when he yelled.

Joel seeing the bleach on top of the refrigerator, which is what made him think to look in the fridge for battery components.

Tess's skill with social engineering warranting an entire post of its own.

Ellie noticing Joel's hearing being shot on his right.

Honestly basically everything Bill did.

Like, they earned it, and you can see it in so many little moments.

Then you have Frank, who fell in a hole, and won the apocalypse. And I respect this dichotomy SO MUCH.

ice-queen-letti

And frank who taught them all it isn’t enough just to survive, you have to live

notlikingbestgirl

Out of Touch

is-it-out-of-touch-thursday

Yes

laerugo

i remember when i first heard about taylor swift on the bus after school one day. i think i was like 13. people kept going on about this album by a new artist and i remember listening and thinking it's okay. then a month later people were STILL talking about it. they wouldn't put on any other music when we were hanging out or whatever. and i remember thinking then "this is gonna be a problem"

ice-queen-letti

She was always just ok, I like her music but it’s not special… and yet the cult following