The spectacular femininity of bimbos and 'Barbie'
It's Been a Minute
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🗓️ 19 March 2024
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Host Brittany Luse sits down with Hannah McCann, a lecturer at the University of Melbourne who specializes in critical femininity studies. They discuss how both Barbie and real-life bimbos are criticized for being bad role models, and yet their carefree, maximalist, hyper-feminine approach might actually be a little subversive.
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| 1:23.4 | Award season is finally over. And even though Oppenheimer took home the top prize for Best Picture at the Oscars, |
| 1:28.9 | Barbie still seemed to be a fan favorite. |
| 1:35.2 | To commemorate the official close of the Barbie movie press run, |
| 1:40.2 | we revisit our conversation from last year about the spectacular femininity of Barbie girls |
| 1:46.1 | because it's not just the movie. |
| 1:48.8 | This brand of hyperfeminine fun has been on the rise for the past few years, especially |
| 1:54.3 | among young femmes who call themselves Bimbo's. |
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