As Conservatives Slam ‘Barbie,’ Whoopi Goldberg Fires Back: ‘It’s a Movie About a Doll! I Thought Y’all Would Be Happy…There’s No Sex Involved’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Much media attention has been paid to conservative figures such as Ben Shapiro and Ted Cruz being outraged over Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” movie.
Even Elon Musk jointed the anti-“Barbie” brigade by mocking the film for taking aim at the patriarchy. “If you take a shot every time Barbie says the word ‘Patriarchy,’ you will pass out before the movie ends,” Musk posted.
Whoopi Goldberg is here for none of it. On the latest episode of “The View” (via People), the EGOT winner told off conservatives who are so upset by “Barbie.” “It’s a movie!” Goldberg exclaimed. “It’s a movie about a doll!
I thought y’all would be happy. [Barbie] has no genitalia, so there’s no sex involved. Ken has no genitalia, so he can’t — it’s a doll movie!
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