Because that was her point! She was designed to be dressed up, the point was to buy different outfits, whether they were career oriented or not, to dress her up however YOU wanted!

A lot of people misunderstand Barbie as a character, Barbie is YOU. Shes whatever you want to be, do or wear

Brought me to tears for some reason. Barbie was a beacon of hope of what girls COULD BE. Be who you wanna be, BARBIE GIRL 💅🏼

the dolls slogan was literally "you can be anything"

Are we going to appreciate the fact that this woman reproduced historical and very expensive clothes perfectly?

‘SHE HAD BOOBS’ 😂

They really did a good job of making Barbie into something that could reflect the goals and personality of every kid that loved her. Housewife Barbie still existed, but so did Doctor Barbie, and Surfer Barbie and Lawyer Barbie and Farmer/Horse Rancher Barbie-- I could go all day. My favourite were the fashionista ones from the early 2000's, they really shaped my clothing style even into my 20's, I think. I have a skirt I still wear at 27 that I bought at 13 because it looked like one my barbie wore when I was 10 😂

"I am woman and I am here." truly inspiring words❤

It's scary how many people don't understand the actual story of Barbie. A mother wanted her daughter to have a real doll that she could hold and was like a mini version of herself instead of the paper ones she always had.

i stand by the fact you remind me of margo robbie like the entire time i was watching the barbie movie i was like this gives ange energy

Me hoping someone else also noticed her doodle bob tattoo 😭

Can we all appreciate the hard work into those clothes that she has to match the Barbie 🤩🩷

"I am woman and I am here" best line I've hear XD I started laughing hard at that

The fact that she is talking faster than I can think.💀

Is no one gonna talk about the doodlebob tattoo on her ankle? xD Peak icon

"I am woman and I am here." had me dying 😭

It was such a good movie

Barbie is amazing and an icon feminist. Ken is just…Ken 😅 Edit: Didn’t mean he was just Ken He’s also beach (also thanks for 2K likes) Edit 2: And then he’s also Alan’s buddy 😅 (Also thanks for 3k likes lol)

She spoke even faster than my dad when he got the milk 💀

Barbie is THE it girl of all time

"Anything is possible" - Barbie ❤

I had to write a research essay about the history/impact of Barbie for my English class and I honestly learned a lot about the doll. One of the things I had to talk about was how she’s a bad influence and stuff but I honestly think that the pros of her being able to do so much while still being feminine and cute far outweighed the fact that her real life shoe size would be a size three (US) and that therefore would “make girls insecure”

The Business Barbie's "work skirt" could be turned around to become her "party skirt". The effer was annoying to turn back around to "work skirt" so mine was constantly ready to go out and have fun. I say it was annoying because once you had it on the "party" side getting it to sit right for "work" was impossible.

The creator of Barbie is an amazing person

Before watching the 2023 movie I never knew that there was hate from girls/women for her, I always thought that she was an icon for "being who you want to be" and for "persevering in pursuing your dreams". I liked the idea that Barbie is supposed to reflect who you are and who you want to be, the original self-insert story character but she has her own personality as well

Its why I never understood why Barbie in recent history has become such a controversial toy for young girls. She isn't meant to be a stereotypical women, she's meant to be whatever you dress her up as. And unlike disney princess dolls, Barbie actually does have a realistic body type, skinny women exist, it's just people think because she's never, until a couple years ago, had diversifying body types that she portrayed the message that all successful pretty women must have her figure. I don't think the original creator of Barbie ever intended that to be the case nor have I ever felt that way growing up with Barbie. Barbie is a toy meant to play to your imagination, she can and will be anything you want her to be and people tend to forget that.

Exacly what I always saw in her. All the other toys were babies and house stuff, while she was a woman being the focus in the game. Not the baby, not the house, but the woman. It was genius, and changes the view of the woman BEING an acessory, to HAVING accessories, and a life, tastes and all. ❤ It might sound random, but if you lived with your grandma, you know how important this is.

My mom had that 80s workout barbie and she gave it to me along with some of her other ones😊 something about old barbies just makes me so happy

"I am woman, and I am here" Also a valid way for women to pick up men.

There weren't just baby dolls. There were porcelain dolls and paper dolls which were both early forms of fashion dolls, and Barbie wasn't even the first fashion doll by our standards. There was Lili, whose design was stolen by Mattel for Barbie, Madame Alexander dolls, and at least two others. And Lili wasn't a call girl like Mattel wants you to believe. She was an office girl who was extremely materialistic, and kids played with Lili and read her comic about her day to day life. The only reason why Barbie is the most popular fashion doll today is because she was heavily marketed, especially on TV. Check out MJ Tanner's deep dive on fashion dolls as a whole.

“I AM WOMAN AND I AM HERE” Perfect😌

She explained it better than my history teacher

I’ve collected Barbie’s my whole childhood. Seeing that the film is out, made me think about how all my barbs were left in a treasure chest outside our front yard when we moved. All the fun memories that flushed back.

“I AM WOMAN AND I AM HERE” love this line way to much :,)

One of my favorite things that the original creator of Barbie did was when they introduced Ken. At the times most people would expect him to be her husband, but nope. He’s Barbies boyfriend. A detail I love.

Barbie was honestly so iconic! She was also super inspiring throughout all of her years!

Ange you literally look like a Barbie doll ! 💗

You and Micarah Tewers would be the best fashion chaotic duo on the planet.

Your SpongeBob tattoo ate and left no crumbs

That sponge bob tattoo gives me life. Live, Laugh, Love SpongeBob

Yesss Creativity, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent, love that you used this

This movie genuinely changed my life

She’s not just a FASHION icon, she’s an all-around icon!

I love the song choice in the background, love Leslie gore

My sister and I just thrifted the 80’s aerobics barbie, we literally just washed her up and she’s drying off while I write this comment. I did an essay and presentation about Barbie and the American dream when I was a freshman in high school, and she really does symbolize the movements and transitions in girlhood/womanhood in America through the decades. She also has had so many jobs that doubtlessly inspired little girls to grow up and become whatever they want, my little sister has like 3 vet Barbie’s and she cosplays getting to help animals like she wants to do growing up. Love Barbies💖

Barbie was very much not the first non-baby/mother doll. There were plenty of other fashion dolls like Little Miss Revlon, Deluxe Reading's Candy, Betsy McCall, Madame Alexander's Cissy etc. And on that note, Madame Alexander had a lot of dolls based on Fairy Tale characters like Snow White or Hansel and Gretel, she also had dolls based on Little Women and even Nurse dolls or dolls in army uniforms that all came before Barbie. What really sets Barbie apart is marketing, Mattel is just better at marketing, case in point how they made everyone think Barbie was the first non-baby doll when she very much wasn't.

dude i love how close you actually look to barbie i love it you look amazing✨✨✨

THAT DOODLEBOB TATOO IS SO WONDERFUL

This person just explained Barbie lore in a minute

This video triggered so many misogynists in these comments.

I don’t care, Barbie helped make the rights women have today💕💝

I want ange to be my history teacher. She looks so fun

“Creativity Uniqueness Nerve and Talent” i love how she threw in that lil reference

Actually, that's not entirely true. China and porcelain dolls were very fashionable and were just as often made to portray teens and adult women as babies. They had many clothes as well depending on how fancy. They were fashionable. I and my great aunt are avid collectors of antique fashion dolls and all of my favorites look like adult women. There also were many fancy dolls for young girls in classic literature, it wasn't a rare thing. Edit: most of the adult dolls weren't mothers. You had to buy the babies separate if they were china or porcelain. And deciding if the doll would have children was up to the buyer. So saying other toys were all to represent mothers is also false.

I did a whole presentation on her for school! Used your video for a slide or two ❤ it made my grade go up like a whole letter

ANGE! YOU SHOULD HAVE PLAYED BARBIE IN THE MOVIE! YOUR STUNNING AND FANTASTIC! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Creativity, uniqueness, nerve, and talent are off the chartzz 📈📈📈

Short answer: She adapted to the different fashion choices of the decades and what they represented.

Barbie is one of my icons, I can dress Barbie up in whatever I want, my Barbie’s don’t need to be what anyone else says they can be what I want the, to be and if I want them to be gender non-conforming lesbians like myself (even though when I did play with Barbie’s I didn’t know that) they could be

CREATIVITY UNIQUENESS NERVE TALENT

Not only is she a fashion icon, but also a automotive follower too, if u look at every vehicle Barbie has owned over the years, it always had a design following the current trends of the automotive industry, either by being the vehicle itself or taking elements to create a design and still be in trend

Baby dolls were not the only dolls available to girls during the 1950s, there were plenty of dolls that came in all ages whether they were made from porcelain or just materials found around the house

My grandparents had a 80s gym Barbie doll! It brings back so many memories 😭

The amount of effort that went into this video, most feature length films don't put in that much work. Kudos to everyone involved in the production 💯

You could literally be Barbie 😂 I love it ❤

You’re very talented. You spoke very fast, not messing up once

ur body goals

My grandma has some of those dolls 😊 she was born around the 80s

It's crazy how fast you can speak

girl owns every single peice of clothing on earth💀

In 80's I have the dool at the pic😅😂❤

Wish we could turn back time

“And I am here” Proceeds to summon mha fandom

My grandmother herself is kinda like a Barbie in my opinion. She was working, and such back in the 60's and had her own shop. Though that might still be pretty normal, but one thing I also love is, she was kind of a fashion icon herself in our city. She was pretty much the first woman to wear miniskirts in our city. And she absolutely slayed it!!! (Saw cool old pictures of her lol.) She was also the first woman in our city to be the lead of a democratic group. And best thing, she's the sweetest and coolest grandma of all time.

Love laugh love barbie💕

Man, your energy straight up matches to Micarah Tewers' energy. You should collab some time.

I’d love to know where that cute striped bathing suit is from!

Absolutely adored the movie, you are stunning like Margot🤩💖✨️!

"I am woman and i am here." I just love that😂

Ok but how is no one talking abt the speed of this voiceover 😂

There are really great channels that go more in-depth about this topic. Y’all should go watch, it’s very interesting. Trixie Mattel goes decade by decade through her own collection talking about each era and explaining how the U.S. was changing along with the dolls.

Omg I have a whole new respect for Barbies now jeez ❤😊❤

honestly barbie showed me that i can wear whatever i want and not have people tell me i’m wearing to much.😍

Eminem was real quiet after this beat dropped 😭💀

fun fact: barbie never got married to ken and has over 200+ jobs

I will never forgive Barbie for suing Bratz and being the reason they stopped making them. I started with Barbie but never felt connected to it like I did with my bratz dolls.

I remember when I was 3-5 I got my first barbie she had brown hair and wore a purple flowery dress abt 2 yrs later I got that exact dress in my size ❤

“You give a girl an outfit and she dresses for a day, but bring out her inner style and she dresses for a lifetime -barbie

Alan and Weird Barbie were my favorite characters 😭

lol just watched the movie in the cinema 1 hour ago 🎉🎉🎉

She dresses perfectly 🥰 Love her fits

That one guy in the back: “Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol’ days”

As that one kid who had almost every Barbie from the Barbie movies, I freaking loved the movie and the Battle of the Kens was legit like a snapshot of how I played my Barbies. Also, all my Kens were househusbands, my Barbies were badass witches with magic powers and jobs and were the breadwinners, and the Kellys were mischievous little shits while the Stacies were the shy nerdy kids and Skipper was the rebellious goth daughter. Also, a lot of my Barbies were gay cos I didn't have a bunch of Kens and some of my Barbies were trans cos if the head popped off, I would screw it back on and it made the shoulders look massive so I styled those Barbies like my Kens and boom!! More boyfriends for my Barbies.

Love the song choice, iconic!!

The fact that you actually answered the "and that is why" at the end instead of using that to make some cheap loop is a breath of fresh air.

Yess!! Barbie helped all women dream bigger!!!

this was such a good movie

Not a fashion icon just an icon

Love the outfits and “I am Barbie and I am here”

The 1983 barbie brought back memories of watching toy story 3 i think. One of the toy stories😂