Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' is poised to empower a new generation of girl-power enthusiasts — but is the very idea of a doll something the movie can fully encapsulate?
to be made in how someone like Minaj uses Barbie as a postmodern means of establishing feminine dominance in hip-hop culture, advocating for women to reclaim their own autonomy. Does anyone remember Tyra Banks’ 2000 portrayal as Eve the singing doll in Disney’sBut the doll is, and has always been, primarily, a projection of our ideas, fantasies, and beliefs.
I love the idea that a doll is a concept, something you try on as part of play and exploration. It can be an embodiment if you wish, and it can be a plasticine commentary on perfection. Love says the very ubiquity of Barbie adds to harmful social paradigms that we should want to do away with. Consider also how trans people have been scapegoated for far-right politics in anti-LGBTQ legislation, and the discussion of dolls can hardly be had without talking about transfeminine people, whether they self-describe as dolls or not. Currently,Love is Black, trans, over 6 feet tall, and plus-sized, and navigates both the fashion and social justice worlds.
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