Barbieland is also populated by droves of Kens, virtually redundant apart from posing and pining for their Barbies who generally pay them little mind.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1792624/Barbie-film-review-Margot-Robbie-Ryan-Gosling-doll-cast

Despite the facade created by Mattel that Barbie was a toy for “everyone,” most men feel that they can’t relate to idolizing Barbies.

Source: https://dailyfreepress.com/2023/04/10/editorial-its-a-barbie-world-and-were-all-just-living-in-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=editorial-its-a-barbie-world-and-were-all-just-living-in-it

Her dream home is now Ken’s Mojo Dojo Casa House, and the Barbies who once ruled the world wear frilly maid outfits and serve cocktails.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/culture/athena-thorne/2023/07/23/the-based-and-hilarious-reason-gen-z-bros-are-flocking-to-the-new-barbie-flick-n1712910

I did own Barbies when I was a kid, but I played with them so infrequently that they remained fairly pristine (unlike the ones my friends owned, which tended to end up scribbled on, decapitated and chewed on by pets).

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/opinion/barbie-oppenheimer-meme-culture.html

I discovered a love for clothes and doing hair because of my Barbies.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/barbie-power-at-the-movies-the-idea-the-movement-the-doll-the-clothes/

Including Robbie as the classic pink Barbie, there are nine Barbies of varying shapes, colours and professions.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/a-pop-culture-goldmine-barbie-is-selling-nostalgia-and-plenty-are-buying-20230425-p5d370.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

It was a mighty finale to an uneven but historic Reading, where kick-ass avant-pop Barbies effortlessly outshone the dull indie-rock Kens.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/reading-festival-2023-review-billie-eilish-1975-loyle-carner-b1103277.html

“I used to make clothes for my Barbies and eventually tried making clothes for someone.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/special-features/sanele-thabethe-taking-house-of-sass-to-world/

'I would also dress up in fancy dress costumes that were meant for girls and played with Barbies.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11691635/Im-transitioning-trans-woman-man-blame-woke-culture-influencing-teens.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Little girls can make Barbies play mothers quite seamlessly; almost any toy will do, including Mattel’s own Skipper, even though she’s supposed to be Barbie’s little sister.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/magazine/greta-gerwig-barbie.html

“My Black Barbies, they were representation before I even knew what representation was.”

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-power-of-a-black-barbie_l_63e18fe0e4b01e9288735178

She also returns in the third act, helping her fellow Barbies overthrow the Kens.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/barbie-characters-ranked/

The Barbies can be anything—president, lawyer, author, doctor, astronaut—and so their utopian society is led by the women, who celebrate each other for their frequent Nobel Prize wins and have girls’ night every night.

Source: https://observer.com/2023/07/barbie-review-hilarious-heart-warming-rebellious-and-full-of-sunshine/

The Barbies float down to the street from their houses as if imaginary hands were in control.

Source: https://mndaily.com/278157/arts-entertainment/review-the-barbie-oppenheimer-double-feature/

Verderame said many valuable Barbies are “still out there to be found on the treasure hunt in thrift stores,” but added that the current spike in seller interest is only likely to last about two more weeks.

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/lifestyle/leisure/2023-07-22-barbie-movie-revives-interest-in-doll-collectors-market/

We have some fuller-figured Barbies, (which is to say, normal-figured Barbies), plenty of ethnic diversity, and a wheelchair Barbie.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-barbie-to-taylor-swift-why-are-men-so-afraid-of-girls-20230804-p5dtz5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

We have some fuller-figured Barbies, (which is to say, normal-figured Barbies), plenty of ethnic diversity, and a wheelchair Barbie.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/from-barbie-to-taylor-swift-why-are-men-so-afraid-of-girls-20230804-p5dtz5.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

What would a world ruled by Barbies look like?

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1337012/greta-gerwig-barbieland-like-planet-of-the-apes/