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Carol's avatar

Everybody moooovement! (Did you also notice that his hair is an overdyed burgundy, which was popular among both men and women at the time. See Seth Rogen, Can't Hardly Wait.) Thanks for pointing out Rebecca Black, who I do not know.

I also had mixed feelings about Barbie. It was referential in a fun way, but got a little literal when approaching modern gender role dynamics. I did like lines like: "I don't know if patriarchy is for me. I thought there'd be more horses in the patriarchy."

Congratulations so much on your teaching career! Here's to sold out classes, and here's to teaching writing that has made the industry some of its biggest money, because hey--we all like to laugh.

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Carol's avatar

Seth Green...not Rogen

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Hope Rehak's avatar

Thank you! <3 Yes, omg -- the hair!

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MJ's avatar

Woof, that Barbie article! Can’t believe that’s the first fleshed-out Eden comparison I’ve seen. Thanks for that, and the rest!

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Matthew Rothstein's avatar

Barbie is such a perfect example of how much the forces of capital have lowered the standards of quality for mass media. Having a point of view should be the damn minimum, and it feels like all the gaga reactions are just like that wandavision "what is grief" thing all over again

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Matthew Rothstein's avatar

I have not seen the movie yet so I am just a different part of the problem of course

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