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Cake day: July 2nd, 2023

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  • Sasha calls out Barbie for “making women feel bad about themselves” and being capitalistic but that’s never really addressed by Barbie. She runs away and cries about being called a fascist (which Barbie clearly is not, taking away credibility from Sasha’s other claims and portraying her criticisms as silly teenage angst).

    Sasha’s rejection of Barbie is portrayed as an extension of her rejection of her mom, and by the end of the movie Sasha has done a 180 on her views, becoming a Barbie fan again because she’s reconnected with her mom. I think it’s excellent advertising.









  • Funny timing, I just got done reading an article on NPR titled “Why can’t we stop homelessness? 4 reasons why there’s no end in sight.” None of the 4 reasons were “it’s a feature, not a bug.”

    But I watched this kick-ass show from Boots Riley the other day called “I’m a Virgo,” and it features a character who does fantastic takedowns of capitalism, including an explanation as for why capitalism needs homelessness as part of the climax in the final episode. Unfortunately i can’t find a clip on YouTube or I’d post it.