For the next couple weeks we’ll be assaulated with analysis of the Barbie movie. Is it too woke? Are the people who say it’s woke haters of one kind or another? <\/p>\n
I expected it to be woke garbage, and I suspect that’s the reality. But I don’t particularly care — except for a slight concern than any socially significant media event might tend to push things in the wrong direction. <\/p>\n
My overall reaction is that I’m tired of adults agonizing over children’s stories and toys. Stop trying to analyze Barbie. It’s just a toy for girls. <\/p>\n
But as soon as I say that, I realize how wrong-headed that is. Children’s stories and toys are precisely where we fight for the next generation. Kids who grow up assuming that girls should be Barbie and boys should be G.I. Joe will make a very different society than kids who grow up believing girls and boys can just swap roles and clothes and private parts. <\/p>\n
Prediction: there will be a new version of Mr. Potato Head where the kid can decide if it’s Mr. or Mrs. by swapping out some plastic parts. <\/p>\n
As much as I hate the thought of it, yes, people probably should agonize over Barbie. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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