Barbie - Beauty Standards and Casting Choices in Barbie
Barbie: [in tears]
I'm not pretty anymore!
Gloria:
What? You're so pretty!
Barbie:
I'm not stereotypical Barbie pretty!
Narrator:
Note to the filmmakers: Margot Robbie is the wrong person to cast if you want to make this point.
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Barbie - Identity and Connection in Relationships
Ken:
I just don't know who I am without you.
Barbie:
You're Ken.
Ken:
But it's Barbie and Ken. There's no just Ken. That's why I was created. I only exist within the warmth of your gaze. Without it, I'm just another blond guy who can't do flips.
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Barbie - Exploring Gender Identity in Barbie's World
Barbie:
I do not have a vagina and he does not have a penis. We have no genitals.
Ken:
I have all the genitals!
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Barbie - Exploring Relationship Expectations Between Ken and Barbie
Ken:
I thought I might stay over tonight.
Barbie:
Why?
Ken:
Because we're girlfriend and boyfriend.
Barbie:
To do what?
Ken:
I'm actually not sure.
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Barbie - Fashion Choices in Barbie's World
Ken:
Barbie! Take your lady fashions with you. Take your Celebrate Disco Bell Bottoms...
Barbie:
Oh!
Ken:
And your Ice Capades Pretty Practice Suit and Dazzling Show Skirt.
Gloria: [Barbie gasps in horror]
These are archival.
Sasha:
Mm-hmm.
Ken:
Your Pajama Jam in Amsterdam sets.
Barbie:
No!
Ken:
And your Pretty Paisley Palazzo Pants!
Barbie:
Not the Palazzos!
Ken:
And get out!
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Barbie - Conflict Over Identity and Ownership in Barbie Land
Ken:
Yeah. Buckle up, babe. Because Barbie Land is now Ken Land! And it’s gonna be just like Century City in Los Angeles, because they had it all figured out in Century City. The minute you get out of your car, you’re like, "I can’t believe how great this place is"!
Barbie:
No, no, no. They don’t have it figured out in Century City because we failed them.
Ken:
No, YOU FAILED ME! Out there, I was somebody. And when I walked down the street… people respected me just for who I am...
Barbie:
You can’t do this. This is Barbie Land. The Barbies worked hard and they dreamed hard to make it everything that it is! You… you can’t just undo it in a day!
Ken: [Barbie contemplates over this]
Literally and figuratively, watch me. Now, if you’ll excuse me... this is my Mojo Dojo Casa House, it’s not Barbie’s Mojo Dojo Casa House. Right? How’s that feel? It is not fun, is it?
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Barbie - The Impermanence of Humanity and Ideas
Ruth:
You understand that humans have only one ending. Ideas live forever. Humans not so much. You do know that don’t you?
Barbie:
I do.
Ruth:
Being a human can be pretty uncomfortable.
Barbie:
I know.
Ruth:
Humans make things up, like "patriarchy" and "Barbie" — just to deal with how uncomfortable it is.
Barbie:
I understand that.
Ruth:
And then you die.
Barbie:
Yeah. Yeah. I want to be part of the people — to make meaning — not the thing that's made. I want to do the imagining — I don’t want to be the idea. Does that make sense?
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