• Gerwig's BARBIE Gworls, the Bait-and-Switch of White Feminism, and Pink Dollar Power (Part I)

  • Aug 15 2023
  • Length: 38 mins
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Gerwig's BARBIE Gworls, the Bait-and-Switch of White Feminism, and Pink Dollar Power (Part I)

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  • "Gerwig’s Barbie Gworls, the Bait-and-Switch of White Feminism, and Pink Dollar Power" is a two-part saga that uncovers this effervescent billion-dollar blockbuster's creation and controversial reception. It dives into critiques that the film courts yet fails to serve the Black, Latine, Asian, blue-collar, and LGBTQ audiences (or Gworls) that have passionately stanned for the Barbiecore aesthetic movement since the 2000s. In this episode, Part I, writer/narrator Dr. Robin J. Hayes illuminates Barbie’s journey from idea to screen and explores whether the film is truly Queer-inclusive or simply Queer-coded. She also questions whether White Feminism is the answer to how the “Male Gaze” sees the bodies and aspirations of Black women and LGBTQ folk.


    FILMS MENTIONED

    Featuring Mahoganies (Black Women Characters)

    Barbie

    Black Panther

    Hidden Figures

    Showgirls

    The Wiz


    With Nuanced Woman Leads

    Frances Ha

    I, Tanya

    LadyBird

    Little Women

    Promising Young Woman

    Sunset Boulevard


    Additional episode notes, including research sources, are available at ⁠roofmedia.co/mahoganies-episodes⁠. Suggestions of films and topics to discuss on future episodes of Mahoganies: a Robin J. Hayes podcast are welcome in the comments. 
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