In a response to an op-ed in the WaPo, Salon’s Amanda Marcotte points out the double standard applied in the WaPo article: It paints men as hapless bystanders who are excluded from female-centric pop culture, putting the onus on women to provide entertainment for men lest they are deprived of any amusement in life.

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    The real irony here is the movie virtually fails the reverse Bechdel test. Barbie targeted a female demographic exclusively (and that is okay if we are okay with movies that fail the regular Bechdel test).

    I think the concept of a “reverse bechdel test” is kinda ridiculous, that’s just the status quo.

    The whole point of the bechdel test is to point out that most movies utilize women as set pieces or plot devices. There is no point to the reverse bechdel test, other than some kind of tit for tat score keeping card for “men’s rights” enthusiasts.

    But I fail to see how Barbie did anything to portray a strong, independant male identity, other than to shoehorn a broken aesop the end that rings hollow to a male audience.

    Or maybe you just have a differing view of male identity? I don’t really see how you can claim it rang hollow to male audiences, I saw it and thought it was fine. Maybe it just rang hollow because it challenged your view of masculinity?