Preach it!

You must be joking. You think that when people find a shoe style very attractive on a woman, what they are really thinking is I am so glad she is in pain wearing those? Up until recently, not many men wore shoes like that, so the thought of the comfort never crossed their minds. And, if it did, it was completely blocked out by the other thoughts.

So talented at "Knowing" others thoughts. I am guessing the poster might have meant that a "real man" would not be interested in watching that movie. But then again, I am just guessing, and not so sure that I know.

Hmmm. I think you just offended or dismissed the many women who are interested in other women and might want to dress to impress them. Or do you know for a fact that no lesbian would dress that way for her wife/partner?

Well I can see how Dolly got her money, or why she is doing it “her” way. To me there are somethings money can’t buy, different values I guess.

Multiple studies show that women dress to impress other women...

Definitely. I never dressed to impress the men when I worked.

K, I guess I like to fit in myself, with other women and men, but not to the point of suffering for it. The girdle never worked for me either, but then, I didn’t get paid for wearing it. No sado-masochism tendencies I guess. I don’t like to see a pet suffer in a tight harness why would I like to see a person suffer for “beauty”?

Barbie broke a billion and it did not take long.

Saw it with my daughter Boomette. We both loved it. Entertaining, fun to watch, with a sidelong dose of wicked satire for us grownup women. . .

The satire joyfully mocks the patriarchy.

I guess that’s why those insecure, shorzenabunch types got all upset and ranted idiotically about a cleverly creative movie that also makes a point. They had not done such wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth since that little piece of candy they had been objectifying changed her shoes.

And then came the Barbie movie. Horrors! That too smart for her own good Barbie, with her own house, and her own car, and all those good jobs, and enjoying her life, with a little Ken on the side — how dare she not know her place!

But at the end of the movie, everything works out fairly for all. If only………(sigh)

Anyway, after the movie, I apologized to Boomette because I was one of those moms who wrongly assumed that Barbie was shallow and a bimbo and would send the wrong message to my little girl. It never occurred to me that Barbie was actually a true pioneer woman.

(Of course, Boomette secretly played with Barbie at her friends’ houses. So all was not lost. She is way into fashion though, but that’s OK. She has a couple of degrees and can buy her own shoes.)

If you like Barbie and would like to know all about Ruth Handler, her creator, you probably would like a podcast titled, “Barbie and Ruth Handler: A History.”

You can listen to this podcast, along with a lot of other podcasts about famous women throughout history by looking up The History Chicks. This particular one about Ruth Handler was from a few years ago, but they did a re-run for the movie.

The History Chicks are fun to listen to. Their podcasts go into some fascinating facts. I think most of them run over an hour but hold your interest. They cite their sources and suggest further reading at the end — at least in the ones I have listened to so far.

If you take a scroll through the long list of these podcasts — that have been running since 2011 — I bet some of those famous women will grab you — and then The History Chicks can join you on your next road trip or while you need to catch up on mundane chores or sit around the pool.

Boomer

Here I just thought the trailer looked stupid. WOw I'd never guess it was all of those other things.

Wow, so because she has different views than others, some people jump to a conclusion that she is easily influenced by her handlers. Only women who do not care if men find them attractive and have the male haircut are so brave, beautiful and strong ??

She became a third wave feminist. Couldn't find a guy.
I think I read that somewhere.

I guess you didn't get the memo. Because she cares about her looks she is apparently trailer trash slutty , not intelligent and easily manipulated by handlers. I know, right.

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She cares about her looks, someone said her ideal is the trailer trash look, it wasn’t me who said that. I said she was not educated, people seem to equate that with smart. There are many forms of smart, education is one of them. I would guess she listened to her handlers, a simple country girl probably would, to people who knew how to work the media. Or do you think somehow, by magic, she just knew everything, from that isolated one-room cabin in the mountains, on her own? Dolly is successful in fame and money, but she paid a price that some people would not. That’s all.