Whoopi Goldberg slammed the unusual criticism of the Barbie film, revealing she was’shocked’ by some of the reactions.
After what felt like decades of anticipation, the film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, was finally released in theatres on Friday, ushering us into the pink utopia known as Barbieland.
Fans dressed in pink to see the picture, which has already shattered records, with director Greta Gerwig earning the second largest box office debut of all time with a whooping $300 million in international sales.
Although it has garnered largely good feedback, some have criticised the offering for being “anti-men” and “too woke.”
Ben Shapiro, a conservative political analyst, went so far as to melt Barbie dolls in protest, calling it “one of the most woke movies” and furious that it was “angry feminist claptrap that alienates males from women.”
Whoopi attacked the criticism during a broadcast on The View earlier today, saying she had none of it.
‘It’s a movie! It’s a movie about a doll,’ she said following a video montage of complaints. ‘I thought y’all would be happy, she [Barbie] has no genitalia, so there’s no sex involved. Ken has no genitalia, so he can’t…
‘It’s a doll movie! The kids know it’s colorful and it’s Barbie. They haven’t lived through what the adults have lived through, so when they’re seeing this movie, that’s not how they’re looking at it. The kids are looking at it as a Barbie movie.
‘You guys, I want you all to tell your daughters why you’re not taking them to the Barbie movie. I want you to explain to them what’s wrong with Barbie.
‘It’s a doll movie, guys. I’m shocked that that’s what’s freaking you out these days.’
Alyssa Farah Gryphon, one of Whoopi’s employees, concurred, adding she wished she had “the time and energy” to be so excited about a doll movie.
‘Is there not something more important going on in the world to get super passionate about?’ she continued. ‘It’s fun, Greta Gerwig is brilliant.
‘Also, I’m so taken by some of these right-wing men who have all these thoughts on masculinity. Like, somehow the Barbie movie Is going to make them feel emasculated? No, caring so much about it is honestly the most emasculating thing I could think about.’
Bringing the discussion to an end, Whoopi added: ‘It’s a movie. That’s what we do. We make movies about all kinds of stuff. We make movies about people who fly, we make movies about dolls who talk and walk.
‘They hit two things – they talk about the real world that everybody lives in, and they talk about Barbie world. And they’re two different things.
‘It’s meant to make you just think or pause, it’s not meant to do anything but give you a good time. Go see the movie!’
Margot previously opened up about the message of the film, explaining that it ‘might be feminist’.
The actress stars as Barbie alongside Ryan’s Ken and a slew of other ‘dolls’ including Issa Rae, Michael Cera, Emma Mackey, and Simi Liu.
‘If you look at Barbie Land from the beginning, the Barbies are on top and the Kens are disregarded, that’s not equal,’ she told ABC.
‘So, whatever the opposite of misogynist is, actually… Towards the end, when they balance things out, then it might be feminist, but actually, it’s beyond feminist.’
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