• Neato@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah to an extent. The movie addresses that actually. Still has an overall message that Barbie is for girls first and not dependent on men or being a homemaker.

    • Meowoem@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Exactly, like how Shell did a campaign with Colin Firth about climate change so they’re now a good company absolutely beyond reproach and we should all uncritically accept them into our lives now.

      Green wash, white wash, pink wash, rainbow wash - if you’ve got a bad corporate image but want to continue to exploit your position we can baptise away those pesky old sins and let you carry on as if you’re not a money hungry vultures actively harming people for profit.

      • Hhffggshn@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        Back in the 1980s, this used to be referred to as “the Myth of the Benevolent Corporation.”