Episode 164: Barbie
Beyond the Screenplay
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The Importance of Being Validated by Your Obsessed Girl
"I think that's a big thing with heterosexual men of just like, I need to be validated by you," she says. "The minute that scene was over and then he was like, I'm going to go discover patriarchy now." The book is specifically framed as being in the context of desiring Barbie to define him,. Helen Mirren's character, the narrator, says in the text, Barbie has a good day every day, Ken only have a good day of Barbie looks at him.
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