One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu shared a guide for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

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.

  • doggle@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Women in the US are doing that too.

    I guess it works, to a point. If your man throws a Shapiro-esque fit over this movie he probably isn’t great to be around the rest of the time.

    • BombOmOm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Alternatively, if your SO doesn’t think you can be together because you don’t like a movie, they probably are the wrong person to be dating.

  • Hazdaz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    If you base your relationship on a fucken Hollywood movie then that should be a litmus test in and of itself.

    Also, guys, if your girlfriend constantly feels the need to “test” your relationship, then she’s not the right one. Thats a massive red flag.

  • •••@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 years ago

    That’s interesting. I read that the film was about radical feminism, but gender switched with Ken as the feminist to overthrow the Barbie-dominating system. Really look forward to seeing the movie.

    • Dark_Blade@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      Same, I just can’t bring myself to care about a movie that’s about toys I have zero nostalgia for.

  • tenitchyfingers@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Correct. Honestly, if a dude gets offended by a movie that says “hey dude, learn how to love and value yourself without basing all of your sense of self on your romantic relationship to a woman and you’ll be much happier”, they are NOT a catch at all and they need to shed some shit about their lives.

  • boredtortoise@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 years ago

    Barbie starting the revolution in China? Hopefully other countries as well. Good timeline.

  • Psyduck_world@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I thought the movie criticizes both extreme feminism and male chauvinism, or did I watch a different Barbie movie?

    • kraftpudding@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Yeah. Barbie Was not the good guy in the Barbie movie, right? Like, even in the end they admit that they will not give the Kens true equality, just enough that they basically won’t revolt again. People here calling Barbie a feminist icon, what movie were you watching?