• SevenOfWine@startrek.website
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    11 months ago

    Capitalism commodifies dissent. It turns protest movements that argue against the unfairness of the current system into a product or marketing campaign to sell their imaginary solutions. The Barbie is a prime example of this.

    I liked the I’m Just Ken song though, and it was a fun movie, but still.

    • Margot Robbie@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      Well, that’s a pretty reductive way of looking at the message.

      I’ll give you a hint, why do you think it is that Barbie ultimately refused to participate in the hypercommodified world after the status quo has been restored with even slight improvements being made?