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   Abolisyonista (abolisyonista@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 17:03:49 JST Abolisyonista

   The existence of a Barbie Mount Rushmore implies the existence of a Barbie genocide and a Barbie settler colonialism. I have no idea what to do with this knowledge.

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     Abolisyonista (abolisyonista@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 17:05:34 JST Abolisyonista

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     Yeah this the first time I'm watching Barbie. Tune in for more deranged Barbie takes.

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     Passenger (passenger@kolektiva.social)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 17:09:00 JST Passenger

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     You have my attention, comrade.

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     TheBird (thebird@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 19:21:17 JST TheBird

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     @abolisyonista I'm definitely tuning in.

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     Abolisyonista (abolisyonista@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 20:37:18 JST Abolisyonista

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     Do #Barbie and Ken walk into a store and just wear clothes and left. They were them chased by the police. Curious, were they aware of the concept of money but refuse to say? In the prologue, it was mentioned Barbie has her own money, so I guess that cancels my hope that Barbieland was communism.

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     Abolisyonista (abolisyonista@ni.hil.ist)'s status on Friday, 15-Sep-2023 22:07:48 JST Abolisyonista

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     OMG protec her 🥺

     Also I love the fascist totalitarianism of the Mattel office and I love what this Spectacle symbolizes — that Spectacular power integrates critique of itself as part of its Spectacle and sells it back to us. Classic recuperation. The question becomes, can we detourn/hijack Barbie for revolution?

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     Rachel, Femme Doux Naturel (ykantrachelread@kolektiva.social)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 08:40:11 JST Rachel, Femme Doux Naturel

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     @abolisyonista serious answer: that and a certain other line make it obvious that the filmmakers should've run the script by a few indigenous folks before filming

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     ErgonWolf (ergonwolf@pawb.fun)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 08:43:37 JST ErgonWolf

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     @abolisyonista Was depicted earlier in the film. The genocide was of the porcelain baby dolls. The colonizing was of the young girls.

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     Sharkgirl Transpiring (joscelyntransient@chaosfem.tw)'s status on Saturday, 16-Sep-2023 08:52:33 JST Sharkgirl Transpiring

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     @abolisyonista I'm glad somebody else said this because it bugged me too...I was like, okay, supposed to be silly, over the top movie, so don't take it too seriously....but...but...ah shoot, now I'm going to be thinking all night about how the Barbies must have genocides the indigenous inhabitants of Barbieland....wait, is that why there's only one Allan?! Did they genocide the Allans?!?!

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     Ecstatic Cling (ecstaticcling@pnw.zone)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:35:21 JST Ecstatic Cling

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     @abolisyonista The Barbie world is a thin veneer of self-delusion to mask an uncomfortable reality. See the perfectly maintained roads lined with perfectly manicured lawns and perfect little neighborhoods. There is no decay of late stage capitalism here. You and your friends have amazing careers beautiful houses, exciting hobbies, adorable pets. How can there be social strife? Look at all the bright colors. Nothing can intrude on this perfect little world.

     Life is plastic. It's fantastic.

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     Carmela 🍉🔻 (doccarms@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 24-Sep-2023 13:53:33 JST Carmela 🍉🔻

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     @abolisyonista Genocide against.. hmmm.. Kens? 👀