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submitted 1 year ago by Woland@lemm.ee to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 116 points 1 year ago

I am genuinely amazed this movie wasn't banned in China

[-] MrApples@lemmy.ca 73 points 1 year ago

Well they included the nine-dash line in the movies silly map (I believe Vietnam banned the movie because of this) and there's no zombies or Winnie the Pooh references so all good as far as the CCP goes.

[-] HawlSera@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago
[-] SimplyAName@lemmy.world 49 points 1 year ago

It's a line China drew in the south china sea and claim its theirs for historical reason if I remember correctly.

Pissed off a load of other countries as it claimed some of their ocean defined by international law

Wikipedia link: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-dash_line

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

https://twitter.com/rzhongnotes/status/1675936014135619584?s=20

How the fuck can anyone take this seriously is my question. This is not a geopolitical map.

I suppose the argument would be that including the line must be a political argument because it's even more absurd to include it on the map otherwise.

In reality, some intern probably googled a map and noted the line and decided to include it without understanding the context, being a generic idiot American.

[-] TravelRat@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

It's China's interpretation of how the South China Sea should be divided. AKA they claim the vast majority of it.

[-] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This is an insult to the free world. Fuck the Barbie movie.

[-] Protonium@reddthat.com -3 points 1 year ago

Tbh that map looks nothing like the nine dash map and there are only eight dashes. It's quite a stretch imo

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

It's absolutely intentionally supposed to be the 9 dash line. You don't think movie studios are INTIMATELY aware of how to get their movie seen in China?

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