You Are Kenough: How Barbie Reflects the Struggle of Evolving Gender Roles

In this episode I use reflect on Barbie, the movie, to talk about the challenge our culture is having to re-define masculinity. <br/> <br/>Conservative Evangelicals have been posting on social media that Barbie is inappropriate for children. Since there's no kissing, no sex and "crap" is the worst cus word, I call BS. Seeing a reflection of patriarchy in the form of a Barbieland role reversal has been offensive to far-right conservatives, who continue to assert that men need to be manly, tough and in charge. The value these haters bring is that they validate the experience of many men today. <br/><br/>Lastly, I want to talk about how the crisis of what defines manhood is affecting our relationships. <br/><br/><br/>Here are some links to content referenced in this episode:<br/>Common Sense Media Review of Barbie <br/>In case you’re like me and didn’t immediately know what “beat off” means Urban Dictionary <br/>Hannah Anderson "Barbie and Ken Go East of Eden" from Christianity Today <br/>Christine Emba “Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.” <br/>Here’s a link to the full post which I do not affirm, but think is an interesting perspective. Facebook<br/>CBMW Web Site History Page https://cbmw.org/about/history/<br/>Interesting thoughts from @hope_peddler on the future of cis hetero marriages  TikTok<br/>This idea came from a very insightful article by Nicholas Balaisis at Psychology Today.