Barbie gay

Let's face it: "Barbie" was going to be gay. Maybe not gay enough, according to some gays. Maybe too gay, according to anti-gays.

The fact is, this is a movie about Barbie, and wherever Barbie goes, some innate queerness will move, too. As a kid, I retain wanting to be Barbie's best homosexual friend - I imagined we'd contain some pretty enjoyable sleepovers in her Dreamhouse. I also imagined some lovely fun sleepovers with Ken.

So now that "Barbie" is a splashy, pink-soaked blockbuster, director Greta Gerwig serves up a feminist fantasia in which a diverse group of Barbies, including several played by LGBTQ+ actors, reclaim their planet from their Ken-ruling counterparts. As a gay boy led into gay adulthood by strong women, I am on board with all that girl influence in Gerwig's "Barbie."

I also appreciate that the film, starring Margot Robbie as the leading Barbie and Ryan Gosling as the principal Ken, is packed of queer subtext that has sent right-wingers into a anti-queer meltdown because, god forbid, dolls should be for everyone. Fox News reported that a Christian news site "warns" that the fil

Barbie is Queerer Than You Think

Barbie is an American fantasy-comedy film, directed and co-written by Greta Gerwig, that debuted in theatres in July Given the progressive take of the Barbie movie, which features multiple LGBTQ+ actors and trans actress Hari Nef (as Doctor Barbie), keen viewers might observe Gay and transgender themes relevant to the modern world.

The film follows the story of Barbie, who after malfunctioning in Barbieland embarks on a journey to the real world in the hopes of becoming a normal Barbie again.

Spoiler Alert: This article will discuss the plot of Barbie ().

Womanhood and Exploring Gender Identity in Barbie

The feminist message of female empowerment accompanies Margot Robbie’s &#;stereotypical&#; Barbie throughout the entire film. However, Barbie opens up a wider discussion on womanhood and manhood. An array of diverse actresses, including transsexual actress Hari Nef, compete Barbie doll characters. While the movie does not dive into transgender individuality, Barbie still manages to touch upon LGBTQ+ issues without naming them as s

A doll! A doll! William wants a doll! Don’t be a sissy said his best buddy Ed.

Those lines are from the song “William’s Doll,” based on the Charlotte Zolotow and William Pène du Bois book and sung by Alan Alda and Marlo Thomas on the “Free To Be You and Me” album.

Of all the songs from this groundbreaking record helping children better understand gender, race and other issues from what we today call a “woke perspective,” it is the only one whose lyrics I recall by heart.

There’s a reason: Like William, I was a boy who played with dolls.

“Barbie,” the recent movie on the ― at times ― controversial doll has reminded me that I was a gay Barbie Boy in a heteronormative world, something I did not yet know, even if through my fascination with dolls, others did. Cue outdated psychological nonsense if you crave , but at home, I lived in a largely female environment, with three sisters and an older brother with autism spectrum disorder. My father was distant, and like many fathers at the time, not often house. Together with my mother and aunt, my close role models were female, th

Author's Personal Journey in Collecting

Source: Peter Danzig/Personal Collection

In the world of collecting, passions often run deep and defy conventional expectations. That’s a good thing, or else I don’t believe I’d have a employment as a geek therapist and toy analyst. On the other hand, I also wouldn’t have establish a wonderful community of toy collectors worldwide. One such fascination that has intrigued clinicians, theorists, marketing departments, and collectors alike is the affinity that some gay men contain for Barbie dolls. It might seem unconventional or even paradoxical, but a closer and more affirming examination reveals a complex interplay of personal culture, intersectionality, diversity, cultural affect, and psychological factors.

Nostalgia, Individuality, and Representation

Let's be clear: No theory can utter for a whole population of people. Yet, after 6 years of explore, podcast interviews, and consulting for toy companies and innovation departments, one thing is clear: Barbie is for everyone. For many gay men I’ve interviewed or supported in therapy, collecting Barbi