“Barbie” Lets Us Laugh at the Patriarchy, But Not at the Expense of Corporations

As of this week, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has broken several records and earned a stunning $1 billion in global ticket sales. There is no question that people, women and girls in particular, in many parts of the world, are going to the theater to see a white, blonde, telegenic Barbie muse about death and patriarchy. And why not? The last few pandemic years have been miserable for most people…

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