Why ‘Barbie’ Creatives and Mattel Execs Struggle to Agree on Whether the Film Is Feminist

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Why ‘Barbie’ Creatives and Mattel Execs Struggle to Agree on Whether the Film Is Feminist
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Star and Producer Margot Robbie, along with other members of the cast and Mattel executives also talk about the essentialism of its inclusive cast.

“I knew this was not going to shy away from the parts of Barbie that are more interesting but potentially a little bit more fraught,” actress Hari Nef, who plays Doctor Barbie, said. “The contemporary history of feminism and body positivity — there are questions of how Barbie can fit into all of that.”

It’s a complex vision that might not necessarily be feminist, depending on who you ask. Robbie Brenner, Mattel Films’ first-ever executive producer and “the architect of its cinematic universe,” according to

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