That’s how powerful the aura of the Mattel doll is and just how ubiquitous the branding is.
Doctor Barbie is, as you would guess, a doctor.
She’s a close friend of Stereotypical Barbie (Robbie) and the only doctor in Barbieland.
“, one of themore quotable lines fromBarbie.
Thankfully,Hari Nef has provided what she believes to be her Barbie’s backstory.
Nef has an idea about who her owner is (viaVogue),
“A doll collector.
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A gay man in his 50s who lives in a rent-controlled apartment in the West Village.
I was given the most over-the-top, fashion-y, crazy costumes.
And I was like, This is no child’s doll.
And I just kind of stay in my box.”
This is a very hyper-specific character note.
It’s also a center of Bohemian and LGBTQ+ culture.
It’s a hilarious detail and one that could make for a fun spin-off movie.
She’s just a Barbie, like all the other Barbies in the movie.
A wise and inclusive decision from Gerwig.
Barbies the standard; shes The Girl; shes certainly THE doll.”
She finished this portion of her letter with,
“‘The Dolls.’
It’s a joke, of course; we throw our voices: ‘the do-o-lls!’
‘Doll’ is fraught, glamorous; she is, and she isn’t.
We yell the word because the word matters.
And no doll matters more than Barbie.”
Nef is the only cast member announced currently.
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