One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu shared a guide for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

For some women in China, “Barbie” is more than just a movie — it’s also a litmus test for their partner’s views on feminism and patriarchy.

The movie has prompted intense social media discussion online, media outlets Sixth Tone and the China Project reported this week, prompting women to discuss their own dating experiences.

One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu — a photo-sharing site similar to Instagram that’s mostly used by Gen Z women — even shared a guide on Monday for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

According to the guide, if a man shows hatred for “Barbie” and slams female directors after they leave the theatre, then this man is “stingy” and a “toxic chauvinist,” according to Insider’s translation of the post. Conversely, if a man understands even half of the movie’s themes, “then he is likely a normal guy with normal values and stable emotions,” the user wrote.

  • whatsarefoogee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    56·
    1 year ago

    Define “mad”. I’ve watched it (arrr) myself and The Barbie movie is very political, despite them completely hiding it in the trailers and the promotional material.

    Fervent political media tends to rile people up, especially when it’s very one-sided. I presume you haven’t seen it and think people are upset over a light hearted comedy.

    • mashbooq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      54·
      1 year ago

      It’s only political if you think human rights are political. For normal people who care about other people, it’s a light hearted comedy

      • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        07·
        1 year ago

        The fact that I don’t want to go to the movies to watch propaganda doesn’t mean I’m against that propaganda. I go there to be entertained.

      • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Human rights are political by definition. Feminism is political by definition. That the average person (or at least the ones worth knowing) is a feminist, whether they know it or not, doesn’t mean the ideas aren’t political in nature.

        The problem is that people think political means bad or controversial instead of, you know, relating to concepts of governance and self rule.

    • spiderjuzce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      If it’s talking about equality then it’s not political. People’s lives are not political they are not objects for other people to react to. Touch grass.