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Barbie, Ken, and creating female allies for men's lib : MensLib

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i've been musing over the barbie movie, which i thoroughly enjoyed, and i've had some thoughts about how it could serve as a gateway to men's liberation for female allies. i'm a bit nervous about posting this, but i love this community, so i'm going to give it a go. first of all, let's get some things out of the way. barbie is not a coherent thesis on feminism and gender studies, it is not a manifesto on how the world should be, and it is absolutely a capitalist cash grab. but that doesn't mean it's not threaded through with interesting ideas, thought-provoking contrasts, and eye-opening moments. and, of course, i'm generalising here - the film is rooted in a western/anglophone, heteronormative, white perspective, i'm a cis-het white british woman with my own biases and blind spots, and when i talk about 'men' and 'women' it's a broad brush stroke, not a rule for everyone in that category. the barbie film has resonated with a lot of women, and there has been significant discussion over

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