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The majority of the backlash for the Barbie movie from men is that it emasculates them. Its the main point they cant let go, even though the movie explicitely encourages them to self discover and have identity outside of women or status or money or anything (a message they are not entitled to because this is a movie for women but they still got to have it) . The message for men is so obvious that I was genuinely shocked by their reactions. Kicking and screaming and not accepting the idea that maybe this goes beyond them and that Kens are nothing but an analogy.
Then I realized something that I have been seeing for a while: every time a man is disrespected by a woman it is seen as emasculation. Its not, I was disprespected by another person. Its always, I was disrespected by a woman and that is absolutely unacceptable. Men can be disrespected, put in their place or devalued by other men, their challenge is to overcome that as a genuine chance for growth and to prove themselves. But when women do it to them...well they cant. Thats unimaginable and laughable. Someone beneath them cant even consider disrespecting them and when they do its always to emasculate them!
This is not just happening with Barbie, I love animated shows and the last one I watch is Arcane. Despite being based on a video game primarily played by men, most of the significant characters are female. The show is incredible at writing women (there is even a fantastic YT video about this topic). The reaction is mainly positive but still there were men saying it disrespects men and named examples where a female character with political power manipulates a man for her gain....which has nothing to do with him being a man or her being a woman. It about a politician being manipulative for personal gain. But see, she is a woman so she is forever "marked" (which is something I recently learned through a discussion with someone taking gender studies). She doesnt exist outside her womanhood so everything she does is from that perspective and so is her treatment of men. Its so ridiculous to see how men can be repeating womens points over and over again that explain why they are not seen as equal, yet choose to ignore it. Or worse, genuinely believe they are right.
And mind you, Barbie was maybe at its most an introduction into feminism and they still reacted like this. This is not a new take, its just that I couldnt sort out my thoughts regarding this and was curious about your guys' opinions.
Even the arabian countries are freaking out about this movie wanting to cancel/ban it from their theaters because it promotes feminism 🤡
The Arabian/middle eastern scrotes are not even shy about admitting that they have a problem withe feminism itself. Scrotes all over the world are freaking out about this movie
I love love love love this so much! This is a very valid point which is what women have been saying forever - men look down on us so much that us doing anything wrong to them is viewed as being much worse than if a man did it.
That’s why boys will tolerate other boys outrightly bullying them but if he asked out a girl in front of her friends and she rejected him which made her friends laugh, he’d remember that forever and hold it against all women forever. Men respect/fear/put up with men but they don’t respect/fear/put up with us. Men view themselves as more important and women as second-class citizens. It’s why men are so fixated on what other men think of them. As some ladies have said, a lot of men are pickmes too - they’re pickmes for other men. Men will date women because they feel other men will be impressed that they could get such women. Men will make fun of women so that they look big and tough to other men.
Imagine being upset that a movie is actually teaching you to be independent and not codependent on women. Am I missing something?! What is there to be offended by?
In summary, men are a chaotic mess.
The end.
even though the movie explicitely encourages them to self discover and have identity outside of women or status or money or anything (a message they are not entitled to because this is a movie for women but they still got to have it)This part right there.
It bothered me how this movie was suppose to center women and girls yet it still managed to include a meaningful message for men and these ungrateful fucks still complained and moaned "misandry"
Once you realize that what men refer to as their masculinity refers to their internal sense of superiority over women, a lot of their anger towards the women they claim to have 'emasculated' them starts to make a lot more sense
I've always wondered the difference between romantic love (men for other men) and sexual attraction (for satisfaction)
The way some men love other man (they show forgiveness, caringness, admiration etc) vs. they way they treat women (sexual objects or usefulness) makes me wonder if self denials of gayness is the fundamental root behind all of this mess in some men. If only they admit to themselves that they really only can love other men.