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The spectacular femininity of bimbos and 'Barbie'

The spectacular femininity of bimbos and 'Barbie'

It's Been a Minute vor 3 Jahren

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The Barbie movie has arrived and we seem to be reaching peak
Barbie-mania. But, Barbie's brand of hyperfeminine fun has been on
the rise for years — especially online among left leaning femmes
who call themselves bimbos and have been giving the term a new
meaning.

Host Brittany Luse and Hannah McCann, a lecturer at the University
of Melbourne who specializes in critical femininity studies,
explore how both Barbie and real-life bimbos are criticized for
being bad role models, and yet this carefree, maximalist, feminine
style may actually be a little subversive.

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