Barbie Actors Say Movie Is “A Queer Celebration”

It is not news to anyone that Barbie is one of the films of the year, the film has grossed more than US$ 1.2 billion at the worldwide box office. The film was highly anticipated by the LGBTQIAP+ community and became the subject of important issues.

Despite Margot Robbiethe co-producer and protagonist of the live action, states that there are no openly LGBTQIAP+ characters, some actors in the film highlighted that the film addresses issues such as acceptance and self-expression, in addition to giving people from the communities the opportunity to live new experiences, I try as a point view of the relationship imposed by a conservative society.

In an interview with attitude, Simu Liu he said: “It’s a celebration of the queer community, its purity and its spirit.”

The actor, who plays an alternate version of Ken, identified the film as a “shameless celebration of individualism, self-expression, acceptance of yourself and others around you.”

Already the actress Issa Raewhich gives life to a version of the protagonist called ‘President Barbie’, spoke of her character’s personality when asked about the relationship between the work and the LGBTQIAP+ communities.

“She is confident. She can be anything. She is aspirational. What’s not to love about Barbie?” she scored.

Issa spoke of the possibility of people from the communities re-signifying their relationships with the famous doll, since during childhood many people had their games denied by society.

“This is an opportunity to celebrate that they may have avoided celebrating in the past,” she stated.

Although Barbie has actors and actresses from the LGBTQIAP+ community in its cast, such as Hari Nef, Alexandra Shipp It is Scott EvansMargot Robbie, stated that there is no representation of the community in the film.

“They are dolls, so they don’t have sexual orientations, because they don’t have reproductive organs”she said.