{"id":1981566,"date":"2023-07-24T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbie-delivers-feminism-with-a-man-hating-sledgehammer\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T17:21:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T21:21:52","slug":"barbie-delivers-feminism-with-a-man-hating-sledgehammer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbie-delivers-feminism-with-a-man-hating-sledgehammer\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Barbie&#8217; Empowers Women with a Bold Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fbarbie-delivers-feminism-with-a-man-hating-sledgehammer%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=1981566&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>Last week we discussed the \u2062impending doom of Hollywood<\/h2>\n<p>Last week, we delved into the dire state of Hollywood. The media\u200c was in\u2062 a frenzy, warning us that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glaad-ceo-sarah-kate-ellis-wants-hollywood-to-increase-lgbtq-images-in-children-and-family-programming\/\" title=\"GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis Wants Hollywood to Increase LGBTQ Images in Children and Family Programming\">entire entertainment industry<\/a> was on the brink of\u200c collapse. Writer&#8217;s strikes, actor&#8217;s strikes, and a string of blockbuster\u200c flops seemed\u2064 to be the perfect storm. Ironically, these movies had already felt\u200b like they were \u200dcreated by \u2064AI, with \u2064their lackluster quality\u200d and performance. It&#8217;s no wonder that \u2062the average\u200c viewer would question if these films \u2062even had \u200dwriters. Now, with the news that Hollywood\u200c will be relying on AI, it&#8217;s doubtful that we&#8217;ll be able to tell the difference.<\/p>\n<h2>A glimmer of hope for Hollywood?<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the gloomy atmosphere in\u2062 Hollywood, this\u2062 weekend has given them a glimmer of hope. However, I believe it&#8217;s a false hope. The Hollywood Reporter declares a box \u200coffice &#8220;stunner&#8221; and reports on a historic weekend for movies:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;The summer box \u200boffice just went nuclear. Filmmaker Greta Gerwig\u2019s female-fueled Barbie opened to a historic $155 million\u200d domestically, a threshold\u200b usually \u2062reserved \u200bfor male-driven superhero fare or marquee\u2063 IP, such \u2064as \u200bthe final Harry Potter movie. It came in well ahead of an expected $90 million to $110\u2062 million and helped fuel one of the biggest weekends in history. Barbie \u2014 \u2063which\u200d brings to life Mattel\u2019s iconic fashion doll\u200b \u2014 is also strutting to big numbers overseas. The pic launched to an impressive $182 \u200bmillion from 70 markets for a global bow of $337 million against a $145 million production budget\u2026 In North\u200d America, Barbie scored the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-little-mermaid-expected-to-earn-120m-opening-weekend-despite-ho-hum-reviews\/\" title=\"\u2018The Little Mermaid\u2019 Expected To Earn 0M Opening Weekend Despite Ho-Hum Reviews\">biggest domestic start<\/a> ever for a movie directed by a woman, solo\u200d or otherwise.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While \u200dthe article goes on to gush\u200c about &#8220;Barbie,&#8221; it does mention that Christopher\u200d Nolan&#8217;s film &#8220;Oppenheimer&#8221; also had\u200c an enormous opening\u200d weekend, raking\u2063 in $80 million. This is Nolan&#8217;s biggest \u200copening weekend for any \u200bof his non-Batman films, which is especially impressive considering it&#8217;s\u2063 an original three-hour R-rated historical drama. Making\u200c such\u2062 a film into\u200c a smash\u2064 hit is no easy feat. It&#8217;s nearly unprecedented.<\/p>\n<h2>Conditioning and the power of branding<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to moviegoers, there&#8217;s a clear pattern of flocking to theaters for movies based on familiar brands. Audiences are growing tired of franchise and \u2063brand \u200dfilms,\u2063 as\u2064 seen with the lackluster \u2062performance of &#8220;Indiana Jones,&#8221; &#8220;The\u200d Flash,&#8221; and &#8220;Little Mermaid.&#8221; However, if a brand with a large and dedicated fan base hasn&#8217;t\u2064 had its own film in a while, it&#8217;s likely to do well on its\u200d opening weekend. This is precisely\u200d the case with &#8220;Barbie.&#8221; \u200bThe movie&#8217;s success \u200cis not due to its \u200bquality in directing, acting, or \u200cwriting. Instead, it&#8217;s the \u2062result of conditioning and the power of a \u2064beloved brand. Mothers and daughters\u2063 didn&#8217;t \u200crush to theaters because \u2062they were eager to see what\u200c Greta Gerwig had created or because\u2063 they\u2062 were fans of Margot\u2064 Robbie.\u200b They came because it&#8217;s\u200d Barbie, a brand they\u2064 adore. This weekend&#8217;s box office performance is\u200d a testament\u200c to Pavlov\u200c and his dogs, not a vindication for Hollywood or the filmmakers behind &#8220;Barbie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>The marketing\u2063 department&#8217;s credit<\/h2>\n<p>If anyone deserves credit for the biggest box \u2064office debut for any female director in history,\u200d it&#8217;s not the\u200d female director herself, but\u2064 the marketing\u2064 department. They were \u200dthe ones who cleverly concealed the \u2064true content and\u200b message of the film. \u2062As we now know, the &#8220;Barbie&#8221; \u200cmovie is \u2064a preachy feminist screed about dismantling\u2064 the patriarchy. It&#8217;s a gender studies lecture disguised as a Barbie film. We don&#8217;t need to watch \u200cthe movie to understand its \u2063flaws, just\u200c as\u200b we don&#8217;t need to \u2062eat\u200c a rotten onion to know we won&#8217;t enjoy the taste. \u200dThe film&#8217;s descriptions make its themes abundantly clear,\u2063 something\u2064 the marketing failed to do.<\/p>\n<h2>Surprising feminist commentary in Hollywood<\/h2>\n<p>Fox News\u200c reports that Hollywood movie critics are widely praising &#8220;Barbie&#8221;\u200b as the most unwavering feminist summer blockbuster ever to exist. The \u200dfilm&#8217;s messaging \u2064around the patriarchy and gender roles has garnered particular adoration. Critics are surprised \u2063by Director Greta \u2063Gerwig&#8217;s \u2063willingness to engage \u2063in extensive social commentary.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;Once an equal parts fascinating and controversial Mattel \u200btoy, both loved\u2062 and hated\u2014a tiny-waisted, vacuously smiling, slender doll designed like a straight-male fantasy\u2014is now the complicated feminist symbol of empowerment in Gerwig\u2019s hands,&#8221;<\/em> The Wrap wrote. \u200c <em>&#8220;&#8216;Barbie&#8217; is both a master\u2019s thesis on \u200cfeminism and an Austin Powers-esque romp,&#8221;<\/em> The Globe and Mail noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Indiewire praised the film&#8217;s &#8220;outside the box&#8221; and \u200d&#8221;funny,\u200d feminist \u2062fantasia,&#8221; \u2064highlighting Ryan Gosling&#8217;s performance of newfound male rage and patriarchal \u200bpower. It&#8217;s interesting to note that these themes were not prominently featured in the trailer or marketing materials.\u200b They were cleverly hidden\u2064 beneath \u2064the pink and plastic, only revealed to \u2063the audience once they \u200dwere already seated in the theater.<\/p>\n<h2>The trickery of feminism in film<\/h2>\n<p>We now have a clear understanding of the aggressive, \u200dmale-hating feminist agenda\u2064 of the &#8220;Barbie&#8221; movie. This knowledge \u2062comes \u2063from brave individuals who\u200d endured the film and reported on\u2063 its \u200ccontent.\u200c However, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbie-delivers-feminism-with-a-man-hating-sledgehammer\/\" title=\"'Barbie' Empowers Women with a Bold Message\">liberal movie critics&#8217; generally positive reviews shed light<\/a> on the movie&#8217;s true message. The Variety review delves\u200b into the details that\u200c the film&#8217;s marketing material conveniently glossed over:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;At\u2063 the same time Barbie is experiencing her rude awakening, Ken\u2019s busy filling his\u200d empty head \u2063with all the possibilities that &#8216;patriarchy&#8217; entails. In Barbie Land, Ken\u2019s job is a deliberately ill-defined afterthought (basically, \u2063just &#8216;beach&#8217;), whereas in the\u2063 Real World, dudes rule \u2014 an idea he takes back to Barbie Land with pointedly \u200dabsurd\u200d results, brainwashing all the women into behaving\u2064 like obedient housewives.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This seems to be\u200c the major \u2064underlying theme of the movie. In Barbie Land, men are portrayed as useless and stupid, while in the real \u200dworld, they are depicted as violent, predatory, and in\u200c control of everything. Ken\u200d witnesses\u2063 this dynamic and tries to export the patriarchy back to \u200bBarbie\u2062 Land.\u200d The film explicitly uses the term \u200b&#8221;the \u200bpatriarchy&#8221; multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that \u2062the Variety review is not entirely positive. It takes issue with\u200b the portrayal of men in the \u2063film, but not because of \u2064the \u2063negative light in which they are shown. The\u2064 critic\u200d argues that\u200b focusing too much on making men look terrible might overshadow the film&#8217;s intended celebration of women.\u2063 This \u200dcritique reveals the modern media&#8217;s approach to demonizing men\u2063 while simultaneously trying \u200bto minimize their presence. <\/p>\n<h2>The failure of feminist fairy tales<\/h2>\n<p>The\u200d feminist fairy tale, as exemplified by the upcoming &#8220;Snow White&#8221; remake, has been met with widespread mockery. This film is destined to be a bigger flop than the woke &#8220;Little Mermaid&#8221; adaptation. Audiences \u200bhave \u2063no interest in a fairy tale where \u2063the damsel in distress no \u200clonger \u200dneeds saving and the central romance is replaced with a dreary sermon about self-empowerment. People want to see Snow White get saved by the prince and \u2062fall \u200bin love. When a film openly advertises its \u200dfeminist agenda,\u200c it fails \u2062to attract viewers. \u2062Feminism must resort to trickery and \u2063subterfuge; it cannot enter through the front\u2063 door, announcing its arrival.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s \u2062because, despite what some \u200dmay claim, most women innately desire a man\u200b to \u2063protect and provide for them. Women want to be swept off their feet by Prince Charming. These timeless stories have resonated with each \u200dnew generation because\u200c they tap into these desires. The\u200b feminist\u2064 fairy tale, on\u200c the other hand, falls flat because it goes against\u2063 these innate longings. It tries\u200c to \u2063dictate what women should \u2063do, think, and want, but it will always\u2063 ring false because \u2062it is false.<\/p>\n<p>Feminism has certainly gained many followers \u200bin the \u2064modern world, \u2063but it\u200c achieves this through brainwashing, \u200bconstant indoctrination,\u200c and by exploiting women&#8217;s resentment,\u200b hatred, self-pity, and desire to blame others for their\u200c problems. However,\u200b this approach doesn&#8217;t work in \u200ca fairy tale or \u2063in marketing materials\u2062 for\u200c a film based on a beloved children&#8217;s\u2064 toy. That&#8217;s why the true message of \u2062&#8221;Barbie&#8221; \u200dwas hidden away until the audience was already seated in the theater.<\/p>\n<h2>The importance of critical thinking<\/h2>\n<p>The question remains: Did the mothers \u2062who took their daughters to see this film \u200brecognize the toxic feminist message? Did they spend the ride home explaining why the movie&#8217;s \u2063content was wrong? \u2062Or \u200bwere they oblivious to \u200cthe message, even when it was delivered \u200bwith a sledgehammer? Perhaps some of these mothers were already man-hating \u200dfeminists themselves, seeing no issue with the film&#8217;s agenda. It&#8217;s likely a \u200bmix of all these possibilities, but \u200cone can only hope that many fell into the first category. For any parents who \u200chadn&#8217;t yet\u2064 taken their \u2063daughters to see this \u2063movie, it&#8217;s now clear that they should reconsider.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO\u200d GET\u200d THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, Hollywood&#8217;s future was debated, with media warning of imminent collapse. A writer&#8217;s strike, actor&#8217;s strike, and a string of failed blockbusters threatened the entire entertainment industry. 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