Barbie
Abbey

Review by Abbey

Barbie 2023

★★★★★

Watched 19 Jul 2023

when barbie entered the real world and sat at the bus stop, she sat with her legs uncrossed. one wasn’t over the other and there was even a gap. her thighs weren’t squeezed closely together and she wasn’t in fear of her mother motioning at her from across the school hall with her two fingers, to cross your legs. it’s unladylike! it’s unprofessional. it’s boyish!

barbie doesn’t have these preconceived ideas in her head and little girls don’t think to do that with their dolls. 

i was so taken aback by how much this tiny, minor detail resonated with me. i assume it was intentional - i look down now and i’m sitting with one leg over the other, despite being at the train station with no one else around. it’s ingrained in my brain and it’s second nature and it’s from being trained on how to look, how to behave, how men perceive you. it doesn’t matter that your legs may go numb, it’s how you sit and it’s how we do.

this tiny little moment - a mere second in a beautiful 90 minute extravaganza, was when i realised that the women watching were in for something wonderful. and it’s moments like these, that mostly, only women can understand.

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