Maybe 8 Oscar nominations are just the friends we made along the way ✨

0:00 Barbie got snubbed?
4:27 Feminism, intersectionality, and Barbie
8:17 Greta Gerwig and white feminism
9:51 This discourse needs perspective
12:30 Mattel: color washing, corporate greed, and exploitation
20:05 Conclusion

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La Porte, Amy, and Lena Cavusoglu. "Faux Feminism in a Capitalistic Fever Dream: A Review of Greta Gerwig's Barbie (2023)." Markets, Globalization & Development Review 8, no. 2 (2023).

Martinez-Fierro, M.L.; Garza-Veloz, I. “Purplewashing and Gender Parity: Break the Bias” (Preprints 2022).

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Moeller, Kathryn. “The Gender Effect: Capitalism, Feminism, and the Corporate Politics of Development” (University of California Press, 2018).

Said, Carolyn. “I used to work in a Barbie doll factory. It was no Malibu dream house” (San Fransisco Chronicle, 2023).

“Workers In Misery: An Investigation Into Two Toy Factories” (China Labor Watch, 2020) [ Ссылка ]

Video essays mentioned:
Broey Deschenal, “Greta Gerwig, Representation, and the Universal Girl” [ Ссылка ]
verilybitchie, “The Plastic Feminism of Barbie” [ Ссылка ]

*Disclaimer: opinions expressed in this video are my own. The content presents allegations of labor exploitation associated with Mattel, as well as the company's own Human Rights Principles, based on readily obtainable research and reports, which are cited. These are included solely for discussion purposes, and viewers are encouraged to verify information on their own accord. This video is protected under the principles of free speech and fair use.

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