Whoopi Goldberg Fires Back At Conservative Backlash Over ‘Barbie’: ‘It’s A Movie About A Doll’
etcanada.comWhoopi Goldberg took aim at conservative commentators who’ve been complaining that “Barbie” is not only “woke,” but “emasculating” to men.
During the episode, various clips of right-wing criticism of “Barbie” was shown, including complaints that “the left has given Barbie a complete feminist makeover,” that the film is nothing more than “angry feminist claptrap” and, most bizarrely, Texas Senator Ted Cruz accusing moviemakers of “trying to kiss up to the Chinese Communist Party…” Responding to that criticism, Goldberg did not hold back. READ MORE: ‘Barbie’ A Blockbuster At The Box Office With $337M Worldwide Opening Weekend “It’s a movie!
It’s a movie about a doll!” she declared. “I thought y’all would be happy,” she continued. “[Barbie] has no genitalia, so there’s no sex involved.
Ken has no genitalia, so he can’t — it’s a doll movie! And the kids know it’s colourful and it’s Barbie.” She added: “You guys, I want y’all to tell your daughters why you’re not taking them to the Barbie movie.
Read more on etcanada.com
