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Barbie-mania comes to Blackpool
Blackpool Gazette
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2 years ago
We ask Barbie fans why they are excited about the movie
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Are you looking forward to the new Barbie movie?
00:02
Absolutely, it's going to be a very nostalgic feeling because Barbie's a part of, for as
00:06
long as I've been alive anyway, Barbie's been a massive ongoing house brand.
00:11
It's a global thing.
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When you see the Barbie logo, no matter where you're from, you know exactly what it means
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to you.
00:18
Whether that means it brings back childhood memories, gives you a sense of warmth or I
00:22
don't know, but it's just a nice global brand.
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Do you think it's as much for men as women?
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I think obviously once upon a time it was all aimed at women, young girls, little girls,
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but I think as time's moved on and things have progressed even more, Barbie's becoming
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like a symbol of change, a symbol of women that are empowered and people not being afraid
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to be like, "Yeah, I like Barbie, I'm a boy, I'm a girl."
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It's being open to anyone, anyone can access it, which the underlying meaning behind Barbie
00:52
now is a totally different power statement, in my opinion, to what it used to be.
00:59
So what are you looking forward to about the film?
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I think it's going to showcase, so all the things, if you think of Barbie 30 years ago,
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it was associated with a lot of negative words like blonde, bimbo, girl, fantasy, but whereas
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now they've flipped it on its head and it's going to showcase words like strong, powerful,
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like be Barbie, like Barbie to me means be a warrior, be the best version of yourself
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you can be in a world that's different and moving forward.
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Do you think Barbie's a positive role model for young people growing up today?
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Right now and with the way that the film is being portrayed in the trailers and the talk
01:37
about it, I think right now it's going to be shown in such a positive way to everyone.
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I mean, back in the day I could see how the way it was marketed and things like that,
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how it could be a negative impact on people, like body image, but yeah, I think they've
01:51
really refined it and now they're using it as a tool to help people and spur them on.
01:58
Do you have a favourite Barbie?
02:00
Mine was always the gymnastic Barbie, like I like the outfits and the actual doll itself,
02:05
so it's the flexibility, you know, you used to play with dolls, so the gymnastic Barbie
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was my favourite at the time.
02:12
Are you looking forward to the new Barbie movie?
02:14
Yeah, definitely, I can't wait to see it.
02:18
So are you going with friends?
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Yeah, definitely going with friends, yeah, see how it is.
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All the promo for it I've been seeing looks amazing, so Margot Robbie looks incredible.
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What are you expecting from the film?
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I think it's more about like, it's not really just for kids anymore, I think it's more like
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showing a stereotype of Barbie and how Barbie can actually do everything, so yeah, I think
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it's really good for people of all ages to watch it.
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And how does it make you feel when you see Barbie?
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Oh, it brings back loads of memories, like I loved Barbie as a kid, I love everything
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pink, so yeah, I can't wait to see it.
03:00
Looking forward to the new Barbie movie?
03:02
I can't wait for the new Barbie movie, I can't wait to get there and get my pick and mix
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and get my lovely big huge seat.
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Who are you going with?
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I don't know yet.
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And do you have a favourite Barbie?
03:18
The richest one, my richest Barbie ever, the one with the most money.
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What are you hoping for from the film?
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I'm hoping for excitement, I'm hoping for them characters coming to life and being all
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big and strong, a bit like me really.
03:38
Do you think Barbie's like a feminist icon?
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Oh, what a question!
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In this day and age.
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Is she a feminist icon?
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Possibly.
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In certain parts of the world that would be associated with a feminist icon, but I don't
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personally think it is.
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Do you think it's just like a good bit of fun?
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You know, we sometimes forget when we were kids, the older generation of kids, that wasn't
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even a word, so it was just a doll and it was a big thing to get a Barbie doll for Christmas.
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And now it's all changed.
04:11
The world's gone Barbie mad!
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