Barbie is a Deconstructionist Text

how did they let Greta Gerwig make this movie

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Big thanks to my friend Lore Randolph for helping with the costumes for this video!

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Video Essays Referenced
Alexander Avila — TikTok Gave Me Autism: The Politics of Self Diagnosis    • TikTok Gave Me Autism: The Politics o...  
Sophie From Mars (ft. Sarah Zedig) — The Matrix Sequels Are Good, Actually    • The Matrix Sequels Are Good, Actually...  
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Broey Deschanel — Feeling Cynical About Barbie    • Feeling Cynical About Barbie  
verilybitchie — The Plastic Feminism of Barbie    • The Plastic Feminism of Barbie  
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Further reading on the Mormon/ex-Mormon idea of “the shelf” https://wasmormon.org/the-mormon-shel...
After “Barbie,” Mattel Is Raiding Its Entire Toybox by
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Greta Gerwig on the Blockbuster ‘Barbie’ Opening (and How She Got Away With It) by Kyle Buchanan https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/25/mo...
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Other Media Used
Avalanche Adventure | National Geographic    • Avalanche Adventure | National Geogra...  
The Making of Barbie:    • Видео  
Barbie BTS from iHollywoodTV:    • Barbie Movie - Behind The Scenes (2023)  
Lady Bird BTS:    • LADY BIRD: B Roll Footage | Greta Ger...  
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time soundtrack by Koji Kondo

Chapter Markers
00:00 Introduction
02:38 Existential Dread
07:08 Weird Barbie
13:09 Formative Trauma at Venice Beach
15:08 Subjectivity and the Self
20:35 Ken Discovers Patriarchy
25:31 The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die
31:29 Sasha Destroys Barbie
35:21 Institutional Recoil
40:06 Intermission: Greta Gerwig
46:31 Post-Escape Solidarity
49:42 Kendom, and the Sudden Realization of Systems
55:17 Cognitive Dissonance
57:51 Deprogramming Barbie
59:18 I’m Just Ken
01:04:08 Ken’s Arc
01:10:16 Kens as Second Class Citizens and The Inverted Gaze
01:15:08 What Was I Made For
01:20:32 Conclusion
01:22:41 To those currently deconstructing
01:27:16 Outro