The Barbie Movie & Masculinity: Are You Kenough?

The Man Enough Podcast

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Education, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Mental Health

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🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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*WARNING: This episode contains spoilers.* Dive into the vibrant world of Barbie Land with hosts Liz and Jamey as they discuss the movie’s most divisive points. Unpacking its impact on patriarchy, feminism, and modern masculinity, they explore Barbie's evolution from sexist symbol to feminist hero. Later on Liz and Jamey share their thoughts on the role of men in the film and Liz breaks down what it truly means to be ‘Kenough.’ From the need for more diverse representation to Barbie’s successes and failures in redefining masculinity, join the discussion as they unravel the film's layers and celebrate its feminist narrative. Watch this episode on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/wearemanenough Sign up for the Man Enough newsletter to get full video episodes and positive masculinity news every Monday: http://manenough.com/newsletter The Man Enough Podcast is produced by Wayfarer Studios and presented by Procter and Gamble, in partnership with Cadence13, an Audacy company. Timecodes: 00:02 - Allen is who men could be without patriarchy 02:50 - Can we really call women ‘Barbie?’ 06:11 - The Barbie movie wasn’t that diverse 10:06 - A Barbie Movie recap (SPOILER ALERT) 11:32 - What it means to be ‘Kenough’ 12:26 - How this movie exposed patriarchal biases 14:48 - How are men and patriarchy represented in this film? 25:46 - Barbie Land is not a feminist utopia 27:04 - Barbie’s rise from sexist symbol to feminist hero 35:02 - Our society is dismissive of overtly feminine appearances 39:20 - Positive outcomes and discussion from the Barbie movie 42:18 - The Barbie movie satisfies our urge for feminist narratives Quotes: “I think the Kens represent the patriarchy, that you lose either way. And who actually represents men is Alan.” - Liz Plank “Barbieland is not a feminist utopia…it’s just the patriarchy flipped.” - Liz Plank “I think the role of Barbie wasn't to represent men. It was to show men how women feel when they watch movies...I'm happy men are angry, but that anger is not at feminism, that anger is at being treated the way that women are treated” - Liz Plank “We're starving for change. We're starving for people to champion something that changes a narrative of how women are treated in our world.” - Jamey Heath “The Barbie movie is not anti man, it's anti patriarchy.” - Liz Plank “I'm Jamey Heath. And I am ‘Kenough.’” - Jamey Heath Support Man Enough Man Enough Newsletter: https://manenough.com/newsletter Man Enough book: https://manenough.com/books Boys Will Be Human book: https://boyswillbehuman.com Follow The Hosts Justin Baldoni https://instagram.com/justinbaldoni https://www.tiktok.com/@justinbaldoni https://facebook.com/justinbaldoni https://twitter.com/justinbaldoni Text Justin: +1 (310) 845-6909 Liz Plank https://instagram.com/feministabulous https://tiktok.com/@lizplank https://facebook.com/feministabulous https://twitter.com/feministabulous http://www.elizabethplank.com/ Jamey Heath https://instagram.com/jamey_heath_ https://tiktok.com/@jameyheath https://twitter.com/jamey_heath_ https://facebook.com/jameyjaz http://www.jameyheath.com/ #boys #men #masculinity #barbie #ken #kenough #barbiemovie #margotrobbie #ryangossling #adamcera #allen #feminism #patriarchy #barbieland #men #women #sexism #movie #masculinity #relationships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Coming up on man enough.
0:02.0	I think that kens represent the patriarchy,
0:06.0	that you lose either way, and who actually represents men is Alan.
0:10.0	You think that most men relate to Alan?
0:13.5	To me what Alan represents is who men could be, which is individuals.
0:17.8	He clearly wants the best for the Ken's and the Barbies, but that he's an outsider to both groups and I think a lot of men feel that way right that they grew up
0:26.7	seeing what masculinity is quote-unquote supposed to be and they're like I'm not that and I don't fit in to that and I'm also I like
0:35.0	women but I'm not a woman so who who am I?
0:39.2	Being man enough what does that mean?
0:42.8	It's really manly to mess up, admit you're wrong, and then grow.
0:46.8	I couldn't accept that I was evil.
0:48.2	So maybe I'm broken.
0:49.9	But those broken things could be corrected.
0:51.9	Intimacy between a father and a son
0:53.8	is me just wanting to like put my head in your lap.
0:57.0	I love you son.
0:58.7	You haven't called me a benevolent sexist,
1:00.3	but my experience is women are better.
1:02.6	Even if it's a positive, it's still not equality.
1:05.2	I don't blame men for that.
1:07.5	I just blame the system.
1:09.0	This is man enough. Man Enough. this fun things like masculinity and how we can be better humans how to be better men how to
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