{"id":1982286,"date":"2023-07-25T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-bashes-barbie-movie-for-anti-male-subliminal-messaging\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T14:34:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T18:34:17","slug":"musk-bashes-barbie-movie-for-anti-male-subliminal-messaging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-bashes-barbie-movie-for-anti-male-subliminal-messaging\/","title":{"rendered":"Musk criticizes &#8216;Barbie&#8217; film for hidden anti-male messages."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fmusk-bashes-barbie-movie-for-anti-male-subliminal-messaging%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=1982286&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS\/AFP via Getty Images) \/ (R) (Photo by\u200d Michael Gonzalez\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/noah-herring\">Noah Herring<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>11:30 AM \u2062\u2013 Tuesday, July 25, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Twitter CEO Elon \u200dMusk joined in on the criticism of the 2023 \u201cBarbie\u201d film, calling out its anti-patriarchal messaging. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The tech billionaire took to Twitter on Monday, tweeting, <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you take a shot every \u200dtime Barbie says the word \u2018patriarchy,\u2019 you will pass out \u2062before the movie ends.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk\u2019s tweet was in response\u200b to a Barbie-themed \u200cmeme making fun of his recent decision to change the blue\u200b bird Twitter logo to a\u200b black and white \u201cX\u201d symbol. <\/p>\n<p>A meme is an amusing or interesting piece of content (such \u2062as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that\u2062 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-plan-to-fight-midterm-misinformation-falls-short-voting-rights-experts-say\/\" title=\"Twitter plan to fight midterm misinformation falls short, voting rights experts say\">spread widely online<\/a>, especially\u2062 through social \u200cmedia. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It you take a shot every time Barbie says the word\u200b &#8220;patriarchy&#8221;, you will pass out before the movie ends<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1683373636189581312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>However, the Tesla founder \u200dwas not the only vocal figure who took issue with the movie\u2019s messaging. <\/p>\n<p>Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro \u200dsimilarly took\u200d issue with the amount of times the word \u201cPatriarchy\u201d\u200c was used in the \u201cBarbie\u201d film script. \u200c <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAll\u200c you need to know about #BarbieTheMovie \u200cis that it unironically uses the word \u2018patriarchy\u2019\u2063 more than 10\u200d times,\u201d Shapiro complained on Twitter last week.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the full Barbie \u200bMovie review. Enjoy. I certainly didn\u2019t. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vIg9V7u2uN\">pic.twitter.com\/vIg9V7u2uN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1683168362107490304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musk-bashes-barbie-movie-for-anti-male-subliminal-messaging\/\" title=\"Musk criticizes 'Barbie' film for hidden anti-male messages.\">notable online personality posted<\/a>\u200b a\u200b video of himself throwing Barbie dolls in an outdoor garbage can and then lighting\u2062 them on\u2062 fire in protest of the film. <\/p>\n<p>Florida Republican Rep. Matt\u200d Gaetz\u2019s wife, Ginger, also called\u200d for a boycott of the movie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe 2023 \u200cBarbie \u200cmovie, unfortunately, neglects to address\u2064 any \u200cnotion\u2062 of faith or family, and tries to\u2062 normalize the idea\u2063 that men and \u200dwomen can\u2019t collaborate positively (yuck),\u201d Ginger Gaetz tweeted, adding, \u201cI really wanted to enjoy it, but ended\u200c up \u200cfeeling let down.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thinking about watching\u200c the \u200bBarbie \u200dmovie? <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d recommend sticking to getting outfit inspiration and skipping \u200bthe theater. Here&#8217;s why:<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Barbie I grew up with was a\u2062 representation of limitless possibilities, embracing diverse careers and feminine\u200d empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Barbie\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AsparSgvS4\">pic.twitter.com\/AsparSgvS4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Ginger Gaetz (@LuckeyGinger) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuckeyGinger\/status\/1681329395343007746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Prior to its release, the \u200bfilm was\u200d also criticized \u200cand even prohibited in Vietnam \u2062due to a contentious\u200c rendition of a map seen in the film.\u2063 The map depicted certain regions of Asia as Chinese territory. The crayon map\u200d in \u200dthe \u2063film shows\u2064 a \u2063\u201cnine-dash line\u201d which is used by Chinese authorities to show its claim over\u2063 most of the South China Sea. <\/p>\n<p>The \u2064strategic inclusion of the map drew criticism\u200c from Sen. Ted \u2062Cruz\u200d (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who have \u2062consistently accused \u200dHollywood of supporting Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. <\/p>\n<p>However, despite backlash from some conservatives, the film still received widespread praise from moviegoers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarbie\u201d \u200cset the opening weekend \u200drecord for 2023 with $162 million in North America and even\u200b broke the opening weekend record for a film directed by a woman. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u2063 news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Independent Journalist Jackson Gosnell weighs in on this \u200bweek\u2019s top headlines: Biden Cocaine-Gate, the mysterious disappearance of Carlee Russel, and Predictions for the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200b Charlene Bollinger<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Nick Nittoli<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Michael Seifert<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) -Logitech International raised its sales and profit outlook for the first half of the financial year 2024\u2062 on Tuesday in its\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Victor Goury-Laffont\u2063 (Reuters) \u2013 French software maker Dassault Systemes said revenue \u200drose 5% in the second quarter, but shares \u2063fell to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -Britain\u2019s\u200b data\u2064 regulator \u2063said on \u200dTuesday it\u200d will examine \u200cWorldcoin, a project\u200b by OpenAI CEO\u200d Sam Altman\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Blake\u200c Brittain (Reuters) \u2013 Billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s decision to\u2064 rebrand Twitter as X could \u200bbe complicated legally: companies including \u200bMeta and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk criticized the 2023 &#8220;Barbie&#8221; film for its anti-patriarchal messaging. 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