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The hot-pink glow of belonging

The hot-pink glow of belonging

I gave in. I saw “Barbie.”

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Tracy Clark-Flory
Aug 03, 2023
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I resisted for almost two weeks. I watched friends and strangers post Instagram photos of themselves at the theater, posed in life-size Barbie doll boxes. I’d read the reviews, I knew the film ostensibly had feminist messaging, but were we really having a big cultural moment around Barbie that was earnest and enthusi…

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