The Deepest Deep Dive Into Barbie

Barbie Doll was once an insult, now, after Discontinued dolls like Earring Magic Ken, MyScene Dolls and Growing Up Skipper, everyone wants to be a Barbie girl. What does the future of Barbie dolls look like? How did Mattel make such an impressive comeback? We'll discuss all this and more in what's essentially a Barbie bible study!

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[Clawdeena]

I know I’m a tad late to the Barbie convo…but this video really is a labor of love that couldn’t be rushed and undoubtedly the most heart and thought I’ve put into making a video 💕 7 different costume changes, 11 parts, and countless hours of research. I filmed and edited every second this video entirely by myself and I really hope you all love it as much as I enjoyed creating it for you!

[LenaFerrari]

As someone with a natural double D cup, it pisses me off when people say her boobs were unrealistic or made her look inappropriate.
Hey, we exist! And we are not a sex object, or attempting to seduce anyone just because it's hard to find bras that fit us

[whatnananeeds]

I wish mattel could have kept Barbie pink and glam while also making her more inclusive. There's nothing wrong with being hyper feminine, that shouldn't take away from the fact Barbie was always meant to be a role model. She had over 200 different professions and all people could focus on was her appearance. Barbie just doesn't feel like barbie anymore.

[KittyOfChess]

I still don't get the people who think they need to shield children from "mature" topics like puberty or pregnancy. Especially the latter. Plenty of kids see their mothers be pregnant with their siblings, and the existance of older siblings proves that it is possible to explain pregnancy to children without explaining sex. When my mom was pregnant with my sister when I was three, all I knew was that there was a baby in her stomach, no one told me how it got there or anything, and I never cared. Also plenty of children see their older siblings grow up and go through puberty. They see their older sisters grow curves, and it's just normal, why do people treat it as something improper that must be hidden from children? There is nothing inherently mature about it.

[bunnie]

i've seen the barbie movie three times and to me, it's not really about Feminism... it's about humanity and what it means to be human. barbie & ken go through the same character arcs in different ways-- they're both learning who they are beyond what the world has decided they are and, as is normal, they're reacting in vastly different directions. it's ultimately about the human experience, not feminism.

[KingOfGaymes]

I’ll never get over how I didn’t get the pregnant midge doll as a kid, I wanted her so bad..


Also it’s so annoying how conservatives claimed she was a single mom and how that was such an awful thing, but also like midge got married to Allan forever ago and if they did any amount of research they would know that ugh

[PabbooRedfeather]

As a Barbie collector since 1966 you did a great Job on your video!

[andyfirechild]

All my body image issues came from society, not Barbie. Clean eating culture, patriarchy, workout culture, super models, etc. Barbies end up reflecting society back at us and instead of critiquing society, people critique Barbie.
I think the movie tried to put in a lot of social commentary and touch on different issues with Barbie and being female, but there was so much crammed in, I can understand why people got confused. There's just too much about being human and society to put in any one single movie.
The reason I stopped buying Barbies was that they didn't have good clothes anymore. What's the point of a fashion doll who has no fashion??? And so many of the playline dolls that have actual clothing items have the most random mismatched clothes. Barbie Fashionistas? That sack is a dress? I love the diversity, but the dolls are so cheaply made, they're not even worth spending money on. Barbie Extra? Fashion is definitely not her passion. :/
Thank god for the Barbie movie dolls. They have actual fashions! Hopefully Mattel learns the right lessons from this.
But I doubt it.
A most of the Barbie collabs are just basic pink colored things with the Barbie logo slapped on. No design or thought went into 80% of these products.

[MiraBoo]

39:06 I will never quite understand this. I always grew up saying that I wanted “to grow up LOOKING like a Stepford housewife, but not BEING a Stepford housewife.” No one should be shamed for being or not being feminine. I can enjoy archery and makeup—we all can—because neither are in opposition of each other and neither are exclusive to a single gender.

Be like Barbie by being who *you* want to be. A doll cannot tell you who or what to be; you tell the doll who and what it is. Children understand this. The adults who are projecting their insecurities onto the dolls are the ones who seem to forget this simple fact.

[Rin_clud]

i'm glad my parents didn't fall for the tree change, or the anti feminism thing trying to change barbie's signature looks. I got to grow up with barbies before the change and stuck with those, I turned out fine with the hyper-feminism barbies. barbie's dream-house web series was amazing and my parents even loved it too, my dad would always laugh when walking past when i used to watch it.
Even when i had barbies I would still be obsessed with franchises like fnaf! it doesn't affect other hobbies or things i like.
the barbie blogs were pretty nice though, even if I didn't personally watch them, it was nice to hear positive things from it. Though I do think everyone missed her multi jobs, and feminism.

[Lori_P]

This might genuinely be my all-time favorite video that you've ever produced! The research, the perspectives, the nuances, the history, the jokes!! The looks! Spectacular!

[somethingclever]

Barbie gets blame when shes a barometer of what mainstream media think is worth selling. Shes a contemporary doll who mirrors our current world.

The expecting barbie to solve the world's problems would be like expecting hot wheels to solve climate change

[miabarton]

The fact bratz and Barbie and monster high never gave me body issues, I gained body issues from the people in my life. All those dolls helped me love myself.

[steavision]

This is an extremely well researched, well organized, and well presented video! This is your first video I've seen and I immediately subscribed; you kept me engaged for the entire hour and a half and your commentary is on point. WONDERFUL content. I've watched a ton of Barbie content lately and this had a lot of fresh material and didn't feel redundant to what I've already watched. Go off!!

[Zullala]

Also I like that the Ryan Ken doll doesn't look like Ryan. I think the Ken doll is hella adorable and he looks how I imagine Ken to look. Super shiny energy and bright eyes. He looks like he's starting his first day at the Krusty Krab and just just excited

[jaydenkeith]

This video was everything . the outfit changes, the structure, the references, the education and entertaining . all on point

[maybe]

It’s actually very hypocrite from Mattel since they’re overworking chinese women and barely paying them.💀

[jordanjohncarloj.]

I Agree that the Barbie Movie doesn't need to address all of the Feminism problems in just one film, as a Barbie fan as long as I can remember Barbie doesn't say how strong she is but she shows it on her actions and still all feminine not that I didn't like the speech about that in the movie but I hope they present it in a not too much self aware lens (more subtle not in your face) . and I hope on the upcoming Barbie films it's more about the fun and magical story just like what she used to do on the animations.
Live Action of Princess and the Pauper or Island Princess would be fantastic! ✨

[Alan-eqld]

1:03:05 growing up I never even dared to ask for a Barbie. I bought the Doll+Popcorn bundle at AMC and it filled me with so much joy! I then hunted down the Ken doll to match. I’m a 23 year old man who finally bought their first Barbie 😭. Growing up gay is hard lol.

[luiscomic]

Aside from the amazing video essay and kept my earbuds glued to my ears throughout a whole hour of constant work...

I HAD to comment about your fits, girl. They go so unnecessarily hard and I'm all for it.