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Different country, different culture. Anyhow, the movie is actually somewhat superficial, I understand.

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[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 69 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

“Different country, different culture” doesn’t make homophobia okay, and it doesn’t make it okay to call the movie homophobic when it had nothing at all to do with gay people. They’re just calling it that because their fragile patriarchy conceives of an attack against it as being anti-man which to them is also gay. It’s a disgusting and wrong point of view, and we can say that despite their country and culture.

Barbie was a pretty thorough takedown of patriarchy and toxic masculinity and hardly seemed superficial to me.

And I would hope those countries’ points of view would in fact be very difficult to understand.

[–] CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would absolutely not use the word "superficial" to describe Barbie, and feel fairly confident you haven't seen the movie given that you've chosen it.

[–] birdcat@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

How is it then? Actually good? What's the message?

Edit: no spoilers pls. But is it like a Lego movie situation, where you expect something awful and then its literally a masterpiece?

[–] Specific_Skunk@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I was expecting “eh” but it was actually one of the better movies I’ve seen in a long time, and I’ve never even been a fan of Barbie toys. As for the message, there’s a few themes going on and I don’t have the communication skills to relay them without spoiling it.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If pretending a minority within your population doesn't exist unless you're oppressing them or banning anything that might remind people they exist, your culture is fucked up and wrong.

[–] ElBarto@lzrprt.sbs 1 points 2 years ago

But I can't kiss my uncle on the lips when we meet if I know homosexuals exist, they make it gay. - some dude in one of these countries.

[–] echoplex21@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think they're using homosexuality as a front for not wanting the women of the country to watch. Wouldn't want them to find any sense of empowerment from the movie. I honestly can't even remember anything that was explicitly homosexual in the film.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe they got lost in Ryan Gosling's eyes.

Stupid sexy Gosling.

[–] echoplex21@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lol my wife did say she was slightly concerned with my sexuality after I got out of the theater gushing over him.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Better if you gush over him than me. :)

[–] birdcat@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Phhss, Amateurs! Real men are not afraid of homosexuality; they ban the movie for the scary dots in the water! 😤

9dash

[–] coleseph@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Different country, shitty hateful culture

Also a good movie.

[–] Clav64@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

But... How? I can't think of a moment in the movie there is any "homosexuality".

Maybe the "I'll beach you off" bit, but that's more of a play on words and the characters most definitely don't understand what they are saying.

[–] ougi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

relentlessly discriminate against an entire minority > “that’s just our culture!” > pretty shit culture

[–] MaxPower@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's always "sex, sex, sex" with these countries. Everywhere they look there is sex. /s

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Fuck these fascist cunts.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

They probably saw all the vibrant colors in the movie trailers and immediately fixated on “gay”…

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

When will places learn that going to or watching movies is not mandatory. I have not seen one in ages. Watched two old sci fi films though last night. Its so strange. I just watch whatever I feel like or not. Maybe I do something else. Life. Its bigger. Its bigger than you and....

[–] Infinity187@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

Backward as counties to begin with....from a Western perspective.