{"id":1969193,"date":"2023-07-10T21:35:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T01:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-barbie-actor-reveals-role-is-driving-a-hidden-agenda-its-candy-with-a-little-poison\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T21:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T01:36:33","slug":"transgender-barbie-actor-reveals-role-is-driving-a-hidden-agenda-its-candy-with-a-little-poison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-barbie-actor-reveals-role-is-driving-a-hidden-agenda-its-candy-with-a-little-poison\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender &#8216;Barbie&#8217; actor exposes hidden agenda: &#8216;Candy with a hint of poison&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransgender-barbie-actor-reveals-role-is-driving-a-hidden-agenda-its-candy-with-a-little-poison%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1969193&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>July 21, 2023: A Landmark Date for Cinephiles<\/h2>\n<p>For many cinephiles, the weekend beginning on July 21, 2023, is a landmark date.<\/p>\n<p>Why? Because a pair of tentpole films are simultaneously releasing that day \u2014 Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cOppenheimer\u201d (a dramatized biopic based on the titular scientist) and the ballyhooed new \u201cBarbie\u201d (yes, the famous children\u2019s doll) movie.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if you were to learn that the weekend of July 21 was going to be marred because one of these movies would be dabbling in divisive, social and geopolitical issues, you\u2019d probably assume that it would be \u201cOppenheimer\u201d causing the consternation.<\/p>\n<p>Well, you\u2019d assume wrong, because it turns out that the hot pink and fuschia-toned movie is the source of some surprisingly nuanced conversation \u2014 and some not-so-subtle conversations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarbie\u201d first garnered some negative press when the movie was abruptly yanked from airing in Vietnam after it featured a map that recognized China\u2019s territorial claims in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The \u201cBarbie\u201d movie is highly anticipated but is now sparking controversy due to a map seen in the film. The map allegedly represents China\u2019s disputed claim to the South China Sea, causing Vietnam to ban the movie and the Philippines to consider doing the same. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GfSozAxjAi\">pic.twitter.com\/GfSozAxjAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Inside Edition (@InsideEdition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/InsideEdition\/status\/1677527935731785728?\">July 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The movie\u2019s showrunners spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/film\/news\/barbie-map-meaning-why-banned-1235662437\/#recipient_hashed=ceda9ce92d353d005479ddc8bee4521d81386c4e04b2f8c173868b6f2a857ee3&#038;recipient_salt=d3d49b6fee1be9a42a674414115402c860effaccf064ef72bdf4aa865b99e708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a> and have dismissed the map controversy because the map is a \u201cchild-like crayon drawing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But while in the above instance, the \u201cBarbie\u201d movie and its associates are brushing the controversy aside as much ado about nothing, a more recent controversy has reared its ugly head with all of the subtly you\u2019d expect from a movie this bright pink.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because transgender actor Hari Nef (a man who claims to be a woman) seemingly said the quiet part out loud in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/out-exclusives\/barbie-hari-nef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Out<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[He] says while the movie is a celebration of femininity, it\u2019s also a loving sendup of it and how far it can be taken,\u201d the glowing article notes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat contradiction and ambivalence, I think, is very close to the heart of probably a lot of girls like me today, probably a lot of girls in general today,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when he muttered the most alarming bit: \u201cIt\u2019s candy with a little poison, and that\u2019s what I like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Look, whether you think child sex trafficking and pedophilia are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-battled-rhode-islands-cookie-police\/\" title=\"I Battled Rhode Island\u2019s Cookie Police\">real-world problems<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rolling-stone-meltdown-sound-freedom-film-continues-destroy-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">are some conservative boogeyman<\/a>, we can all agree that poisoning children with candy is wrong, no?<\/p>\n<p>And yet, Nef\u2019s offhand remarks illustrate the very thing that has so many everyday Americans concerned.<\/p>\n<p>Namely, most Americans don\u2019t care about whatever perversion is going on behind closed doors. But once those doors are flung open and targeting children? That\u2019s where many parents draw the line, and Nef\u2019s remarks could be a death knell for the \u201cBarbie\u201d movie just weeks before its grand debut.<\/p>\n<p>Is Nef really using this movie as a vehicle to push some LGBT agenda onto younger viewers? It certainly seems so and that could be a problem for the movie.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of transgenderism, especially, has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-barbie-actor-reveals-role-is-driving-a-hidden-agenda-its-candy-with-a-little-poison\/\" title=\"Transgender 'Barbie' actor exposes hidden agenda: 'Candy with a hint of poison'\">nuclear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-ways-to-save-the-modern-awards-show\/\" title=\"10 Ways To Save The Modern Awards Show\">hot-button issue<\/a><\/a> in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>Look at the current state of Target or Bud Light, both major conglomerates that have worked with the transgender lobby. Notably, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bud-light-keeps-losing-even-worse-dropping-1-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bud Light<\/a> is still suffering after working with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/target-gets-bad-news-coalition-state-ags-pride-campaign-might-broken-child-protection-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Target<\/a> is not doing much better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarbie,\u201d meanwhile, appears to be trying to keep that hot-button issue at arms reach \u2014 in spite of that curious \u201ccandy with a little poison\u201d remark.<\/p>\n<p>Nef aggressively denied being a \u201cTrans Barbie\u201d but rather that all \u201cBarbies are Barbies, they\u2019re not human women. They\u2019re dolls. They don\u2019t have genitalia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, yes. Dolls don\u2019t have genitalia, but the left has already established that genitalia doesn\u2019t matter when it comes to feeling like a boy or girl.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping the transgender topic at arms reach (well, at least until that Variety interview dropped) was probably the best move the studio could make.<\/p>\n<p>Look at Disney, who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-bleeding-big-time-much-money-company-lost-last-year-financial-analyst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hemorrhaging<\/a> money \u201cthanks\u201d to box office flops that touted way more about gender ideology (\u201cLook! This movie has the first gay couple!\u201d \u201cLook! This movie has a non-binary character!\u201d) than actual plot details.<\/p>\n<p>If Nef\u2019s verbiage isn\u2019t cleared up \u2014 pronto \u2014 July 21 may be going from a \u201cBarbenheimer\u201d weekend to just \u201cOppenheimer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-barbie-actor-reveals-role-driving-hidden-agenda-candy-little-poison\/\">Transgender &#8216;Barbie&#8217; Actor Reveals Role Is Driving a Hidden Agenda: &#8216;It&#8217;s Candy with a Little Poison&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>that these two highly anticipated films are premiering on the same day, you&#8217;d understand why July 21, 2023, is a significant moment for movie enthusiasts. Christopher Nolan&#8217;s &#8220;Oppenheimer,&#8221; a biopic about the scientist, and the much-talked-about &#8220;Barbie&#8221; film will both hit theaters, making it a weekend to remember for cinephiles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1969194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1969194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}