"Barbie" Needs a History Lesson

This past week, the blockbuster movie Barbie was released in theaters, breaking the opening weekend record for 2023 and the first-weekend record for a film directed by a woman, with $337 million in global ticket sales as of Monday.

It surpassed movies like 2008's Dark Knight and its release date twin Oppenheimer, both directed by Christopher Nolan.

However, in Indian Country, the movie is leaving a different impression.

The movie itself is a commentary on patriarchy and the effects it has on women and femme-presenting people in society. In "Barbie Land," the Barbies run everything. There's a President Barbie, a Doctor Barbie, a Pulitzer Prize Winning Barbie, and more - all Barbies that have actually been created and sold. The Barbies represented multiple identities as well, with multiple Black characters, Asian characters, characters with disabilities and various body types, but not one Native Barbie was in the movie.

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