One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu shared a guide for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

For some women in China, “Barbie” is more than just a movie — it’s also a litmus test for their partner’s views on feminism and patriarchy.

The movie has prompted intense social media discussion online, media outlets Sixth Tone and the China Project reported this week, prompting women to discuss their own dating experiences.

One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu — a photo-sharing site similar to Instagram that’s mostly used by Gen Z women — even shared a guide on Monday for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

According to the guide, if a man shows hatred for “Barbie” and slams female directors after they leave the theatre, then this man is “stingy” and a “toxic chauvinist,” according to Insider’s translation of the post. Conversely, if a man understands even half of the movie’s themes, “then he is likely a normal guy with normal values and stable emotions,” the user wrote.

  • whofearsthenight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    11 months ago

    Wait. Sorry, I’m trying to understand, are you saying you actually don’t think patriarchy exists in the West?

    Yep, extremely dumb point they were trying to make.

    same way if you’re a Leftist and critique Democrats or Hillary Clinton then they think you’re really a fascist mysogynist

    Two questions:

    1. which critiques?
    2. If you don’t want this country to be fascist or misogynist, how are your critiques helping?
    • ikiru@lemmy.mlEnglish
      44·
      11 months ago
      1. which critiques?
      2. If you don’t want this country to be fascist or misogynist, how > are your critiques helping?

      God damn, you liberals are dumber than fascists. We’re doomed.