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Barbie-‘ism’: feminism’s unhelpful verbal warfare

15 August 2023

4:00 AM

15 August 2023

4:00 AM

When asked whether Barbie is a feminist movie, the film’s star Margot Robbie replied, ‘Anyone who thinks men and women should be equal is a feminist.’ Like other ‘isms’, this definition doesn’t allow for much wiggle room.

In the modern world, anyone who isn’t a feminist is a misogynist, and nobody wants to be a misogynist.

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