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Sexist Movie that depraves little boys of a proper hero!


I think Barbie is too female centric and something should be done about that as soon as possible. I mean, all of those poor little boys (white boys in particular) who aren't getting their daily dose of Barbie are truly deprived. Maybe if barbie became Ken and Ken became Barbie then little boys could have someone to look up to a bit more and little girls wouldn't be hogging all of the Barbie spotlight.

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Justin Trudeau and his son loved it... https://people.com/justin-trudeau-son-xavier-twin-pink-watch-barbie-movie-7570346

But Justin probably raised his son to be some kind of genderqueer, so it probably doesn't count.

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Not 'depraves'.

'Deprives'.

deprive /dĭ-prīv′/
transitive verb

To take something away from.

"The court ruling deprived us of any share in the inheritance."

To keep from possessing or enjoying; deny.

"They were deprived of a normal childhood by the war."

To remove from office.

I mean, MAYBE you could interpret it that way as well, when you look at the definition, but I don't think it would make much sense, not to mention it's not really proper english that way.

deprave /dĭ-prāv′/
transitive verb

To debase, especially morally; corrupt. synonym: corrupt.

Similar: corrupt To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.

Similar: depraved To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.

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A grammar nazi on a message board for (mostly) bad films! Awesome! You've won the internet for the day. Go buy yourself a sundae!

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For a movie made about a girl's toy it's fine for them and even that's questionable. Boys will watch something else.

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