In a special bonus Summer episode of the Anti-Racist Film Club Podcast, Lauren sits down with Pastor Heather Sparkman from First UMC Olympia, to discuss the BRAND NEW Barbie film, tokenism, commercial racism in beauty standards, gynecologists, the flattening of Biblical Women's stories, and strategically pink ties.
Find more info about the ARFC here: https://fumcoly.org
Read more about about Mattel's recent history of representation: https://creative.salon/articles/features/this-barbie-is-inclusive
Watch Greta Gerwig and Margo Robbie discuss aspects of the creative process for this film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuWr-v3TOO8&t=672s&ab_channel=ABCNewsIn-depth
See you next month!
