With all the photos of neon-clad Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling going around, how could we not do a Barbie episode? We take a wild ride through Barbie's chequered history in an attempt to discover whether she's actually a feminist, or a role model for eating disorders, or simply a vessel for our wildest fantasies. Naturally, we also talk Bratz and MyScene, and the incomparable Barbie Cinematic Universe!
CW: disordered eating, body image
Required Reading:
http://www.barbiemedia.com/timeline.html
https://www.rd.com/list/barbie-doll-controversies/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6592527/
https://www.arc.unsw.edu.au/blitz/read/barbie-cinematic-universe
Music Credit:
https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/the-lowdown
License code: PPH9FBEMASHOI7PB
https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now
License code: 5WQG1LQRLH7QMYPC
NB: All opinions are our own and this podcast is for humorous and fun analytical discourse only!
This episode was recorded on 11/07/22
