Juhi Parmar says she and her daughter walked out of Barbie after 15 minutes, pens note against film for ‘inappropriate language, sexual connotations’

The Greta Gerwig-directed film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the lead roles, as Barbie and Ken, respectively. Signing off the letter as a ‘concerned and disappointed parent’, Juhi went on to question the makers about breaking her ‘perfect illusion of a Barbie’. She wrote, “Why make Barbie inappropriate for kids and a Pg-13 movie rather than one which everyone could enjoy with family. I wish I could erase the memory of this film and continue believing in a picture perfect Barbie for my child who has a collection of yours and loves you so much… I so wish!”

 

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While some fellow parents agreed with her, most others called Juhi out for jumping to conclusions, having watched just a few minutes of the film. On person wrote, “Yk instead of posting a review based on 10-15 minutes of the movie, maybe try watching the entire thing and then form an opinion? Also in your entire post you give no example of what was even inappropriate in the movie. The reason it’s PG-13 is because Barbie is a functioning adult and the movie has themes deeper than a child could ever understand. The only reason you’re pissed is because they showed Barbie as an actual woman and not just the perfect idea you’ve been feeding your kids. If you watched the entire thing (with or without your kid) you would have been able to write a more intellectual review than whatever this post is.”

Calling it the ‘saddest post ever’, another wrote, “It’s not the films job to parent your child. Read the ratings and take a call. Sensitive much? Barbie has always been sexualised, where have you been?” Another one added, “I guess you need to understand that this movie is not adult because of why you have mentioned but because it talks about deeper themes like existential crisis, mental health, and patriarchy which might be too heavy for children to understand m. It was clearly not a Disney animated movie and I don’t think this kind of open letter is a way to showcase your opinion.”

The Kumkum actor found support from a few of her fans, who wrote messages like, “Try ignoring these comments. You do not have to justify for putting out your opinions and voice in your own social handle. People who has a problem with it can do as they like. Please don’t pay attention to any of these limelight seekers and trollers.”

Barbie has been creating a rage worldwide with its tongue-in-cheek take on patriarchy, sexism and gender biases. The film has already clocked over $340 million worlwide. In India, it has been fairly doing well, having earned almost Rs 21 crore in four days, but is trailing Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.