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[–] elbowdrop@lemmy.world 82 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Is there a reason that grown men, mostly Republican, have a weird hatred of barbie? It is honestly is very pathetic.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 77 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She teaches little girls that women can be strong and independent and that scares the shit out of weak men.

[–] norbert@kbin.social 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's hilarious seeing grown men freaking out about Barbies like they're 6yr olds that were just told they can only play with "action figures."

If they'd go see the movie with an open mind they might get a fresh perspective and maybe even laugh a few times. I feel like little girls and these guys are who actually needs to watch it.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The, "I'm an alpha male!" crowd?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Anyone who has to proclaim anything that loudly and consistently isn’t actually proclaiming that thing, and there’s probably something else going on in their heads.

This works for “alpha male” bullshit, as well as super over-the-top patriotism, and… well, as far as I’m concerned, organized religion in general.

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[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And those even weaker men (often with poor hygiene/grooming and political views at one of the four extreme corners of the political compass, all white or chinese and who never socially matured past high school), who claim to be “nice guys” and then blame feminism, stronger men, women as a group altogether, men of other races, western culture and everything but themselves for their inability to get laid. They are so “nice” in fact, they are prone to leaving long, rude text messaging essays whenever a “female” refuses their clumsy attempts at seduction.

[–] Neato@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Misogyny. Barbie is about feminism. Feminism is about women having power and not being objects for men to control. Men hate this. Republicans support this oppression entirely.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They’re secretly gay and are afraid that seeing feminine concepts and objects will make them slip up and do something fabulous, so they put their emotions in a box and CRUSH IT

To be fair, it’s only a very particular subset of grown men. For instance, I am a grown man, and I have no problem with Barbie stuff. In fact, I’m gonna go see the movie next week because I’ve heard it’s incredibly good. Weird reactions to stuff like this seems to always come from men who are members of hyperconservative and often theologically-oriented groups.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah a lot of straight people tell me that all anti gay stuff comes from gays, I suspect these folk are also racist because they're secretly black Mexican and the misogyny is because they're actually women, they hate college professors because they secretly teach at Harvard and I guess they teach modern art because they hate that too normally...

Or maybe theyre just small minded fucks that hate anything that isn't them because they're insecure and weak minded

[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Republicans and stereotypical incel neckbeards hate that the male sex no longer rules supreme or controls every aspect of the Internet, and modern Barbie reminds them of that fact

[–] doggle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Aside from the typical misogyny this movie in particular makes some pointed criticisms of masculinity. They either don't see that reactions like this makes their masculinity look very insecure, or they are aware that hatred sells to their audience better than fair level-headed reactions.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 43 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Faith so weak it can be jeopardised by a doll.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm convinced this is one of the reasons I love the color pink. I remember as a kid, my grandpa and occasionally my dad getting so insecure about the prospect of wearing/one of their boys wearing pink. Even at that age, I thought it was absurd that a man would be scared of a color. Ironically, that makes pink the most badass, punk-rock color, in my head.

[–] rhacer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is absolutely a brilliant post. You nailed it.

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Yinz must not be old enough (or are so old you're senile) to remember back when Pokémon first came out, the fuckstick that cut apart a pikachu plush with the church's sword. (Not sure why a church needs a sword, but yeah...)

[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In their defense, a doll is an awful lot like an idol.

[–] jon@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago
[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 40 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Far too many grown-ass men care far too much about movies made for little girls.

And I’m not just talking about Barbie. Look at all the dudes frothing at the mouth over the live action The Little Mermaid and Snow White, and before that over the Netflix She-Ra.

[–] Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They can’t stand the existence of movies implying that women are people too

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[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hey, I'm pissed at the Little Mermaid and Snow White, but that's because I'm pissed at ALL the live action remakes. They're unnecessary garbage, every last one of them. If they want new generations to enjoy the stories, restore/upgrade/remaster/etc. the originals and stop "vaulting" them.

And I don't know anything about She-Ra. If it's anything like the He-Man reboot, fuck yes, go for it.

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Grown-ass men were mad the new She-Ra wasn’t “hot.” I wish I was making that up.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

that's nothing compared to the sexy m&m outrage

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But how's the story? Is it worth a watch?

Not really, imo. It was pretty boring, tbh.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Barbie is definitely made for adults.

[–] Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering Barbie was PG-13 it is very much not a movie "made for little kids", which is the argument these people use to complain about it.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’ll beach both of you off at the same time!

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

They're protecting your kids! /a

At the same time, they're all for freedom coincidentally.

[–] kindenough@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spreading the word of Jesus, the gospel of anger and hate.

[–] Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

He was probably thinking of the bit where Jesus fashions an improvised weapon and attacks a heavily guarded economic centre because he didn't agree with their politics.

Or the bit where he said he's going to beat the fuck out of anyone that doesn't follow him in exactly the right way, and keep torturing them while they beg to be allowed to die because the plagues and fire hurt too much.

He was using the same book that people have been interpreting to mean violence is a moral imperative for almost two thousand years, I know it's fun to say he doesn't follow Jesus but biblical Jesus was nuts if you go by the whole book and Christianity is a bloody and oppressive religion

[–] pottedmeat7910@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's what Jesus would have wanted.

I guess?

[–] rhacer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This dude is gonna get to the Pearly Gates and hear "get away from me for I never knew you."

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[–] MrSebSin@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

“took a bat with a Bible duct-taped to it” I really want this as a weapon in Dead Rising.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why don't American priests have any dignity?

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Dignity isn’t profitable.

[–] doggle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Most do, in my experience. These guys are more like right wing influencers with a Christian theme than actual clergy, as far as I can tell.

[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

wow what a manly specimen, destroying a toy for little girls

[–] moog@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Using the bible as a weapon, just as Jesus intended.

[–] qyron 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, but enough about the Bible.

[–] qyron 2 points 1 year ago

I was thinking about the doll house. But that was savage, nonetheless.

[–] qyron 1 points 1 year ago

I was thinking about the doll house. But that was savage, nonetheless.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Whoever this "Pastor" Greg Locke is, first and foremost, he is obviously terminally stupid.

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