In the Barbie movie, men are buffoons - as a Christian, it didn’t sit well with me

Writer Hope Bonarcher shares her thoughts on the way men and Ken are portrayed in the latest Barbie release.

Growing up, I was the quintessential Barbie girl; the girliest of girls, and Barbie was how I expressed it. Despite my propensity for all things feminine, I find myself, save for my daughter, in a household surrounded by males, so what shapes and identifies the male psyche in the present day is important to me. Yet, when I ponder how men are portrayed in the Barbie movie the main word that comes to mind is OBSOLETE.

Men in the movie are portrayed as buffoons without any positive character qualities. Men and women were made in God’s image, both sexes are inherently valuable and good. Eve literally comes from Adam’s rib, she’s companion, co-laborer and cooperative. In Barbieland, Ken’s reason for existence is to be codependent with Barbie, but she didn’t get the memo, maybe because his only redeeming quality is his abs.