#bratz reference

[starr-angelofnarnia]

OK OK I have to talk about Barbie!

I went and saw the Barbie movie on Friday. I don't typically go to movies when they are in theaters because my adhd doesn't handle sitting quietly still for an extended period of time. But marketing for this movie was on point and I had to go see it.

In short, with no spoilers, I loved it. There were a few bits of the story that could have better, but overall, it was a wonderful movie. So I want to discuss it but I'm hiding the rest under the cut because there are spoilers.

Also, I have to say that the criticism that the movie is inappropriate for children though it was marketed to young children is hilarious. It was not marketed to children; it was marketed to the millennial women who grew up with Barbie at its most controversial. Not once did I see a marketing campaign and think, "this is perfect for children!"

I digress...

Didn't Like: Ruth and Barbie's Conversation to the Last Joke

Getting out of the way what I didn't like: basically the ending. I appreciate the point that was trying to be made, that ideas live on, that humans live on through what they put into the world. But I personally don't feel it was done effectively. The scene where Barbie talks with Ruth is weird and doesn't flow with the previous scene. And the gynecologist joke that closed the film took away from this message. Read somewhere that the end came to Gerwig in a dream, and it honestly looks like it (but not in a good way).

Liked: References to Discontinued Dolls

All the jabs at discontinued Barbies (would have been cool if they would have had a scene of Midge giving birth like they had with growing up Skipper) were hilarious. I appreciate that Mattel didn't shy away from the cringier dolls in the collection. And I personally think that's a sign of strength, being able to learn from your mistakes. I did find an article about other dolls that could have been included, which I'll link below.

Liked: Sasha's Criticism of Barbie Being Anti-Feminist

Sasha's speech about how Barbie has set women back because it's a valid argument that many people have made. I grew up with concerns that Barbie was giving girls body image issues, that she gave men unrealistic expectations for women, and that her portrayal isn't even biologically possible. And for a bit, I fell into this line of thinking. Though it was never Barbie giving me unrealistic expectations for my body, it was images of celebrities that did. But acknowledging this criticism makes the film far more powerful than if they'd ignored it completely.

Loved: Barbie Encourages Ken to Find an Identity Outside of Her

One of the criticisms I've heard was how pathetic Ken is as a character. But I think that's the point. For one, this is how women are often portrayed in films centered around men. For once, the man was the damsel in distress. Second, after the Kendom falls, Barbie encourages Ken to create an identity for himself outside of being "with Barbie". The Barbies aren't trying to put the men down in restoring Barbie Land (a common criticism) but encourage the Kens to be more than Barbie's companion. (Side note: the word patriarchy was used too much; it became a cringey buzzword after a while.) Finally, Ken didn't get the girl so to speak. Women should be free to have men as friends without it becoming a romantic relationship. Barbie loves Ken platonically and that doesn't change.

Loved: Barbie's Emotional Confession and Gloria's Response

I've seen tons of praise for Gloria's monologue about the complexities of being a girl. And this was definitely a highlight of the movie. But I haven't seen as much praise for the events that led to this: Barbie's grief about not being good enough. I cried during this part of the movie because it was so relatable. I constantly feel this way, that I'm not good enough. This was such an emotional scene and it really resonated with me.

Final Thoughts:

I hope that this shows men some of the struggles of women that they often overlook.

I love that Greta Gerwig was able to support trans people without taking away from what it means to be a man and what it means to be a woman. (Part of what the gyno joke was)

The soundtrack is fire. The only thing that could have made it better is a song from queen Taylor Swift. Also don't know why Ken's cover of Push couldn't have been included

BTW, links where I got my information and pictures

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT88cVS2U/

https://nypost.com/2023/07/27/greta-gerwigs-barbie-features-discontinued-dolls-like-allan/amp/

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/did-barbie-shade-bratz-in-the-new-movie-trailer-2159598/

https://www.ok.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/kenough-tie-dye-hoodie-barbie-30545994

[horusmenhosetix]

The girls with a passion for fashion! 😇🐱👑🐰

[sanchoyoscribbles]

daily may day 29: different

*stumbles out of the toy aisle covered in blood* omg 50% off guys

[dizziesims]

How we feel about Bratz merch?? 🤔

[bitchinbarzal]

how did they meet? Noa and Bailey

maybe they are both shy and Uncle Tito or Brock gives both of them a hint like: "I know you like my daughter, just try to talk to her, she is very kind" or "he is not ignoring you, he just doesn't listen well" and gives him instructions on how to learn ASL

So Bailey gets drafted to the Canucks and he’s there pre draft and Noa immediately has a crush.

She’s continuously flirting with him but he’s seemingly ignoring her?

She’s really frustrated he’s ignoring her because, she’s pretty!! She knows that!!

one day she walks up to him and starts yelling about him being rude and ignoring her, he doesn’t even flinch.

When he eventually looks up and sees her he panics a little then he says

“I can’t hear you, I’m deaf”

She frowns “You don’t look deaf?”

“Yeah and you don’t look ignorant but hey I guess we can’t all judge a book by it’s cover” and walks off. She’s heartbroken.

She’s clearly offended this boy and made a fool of herself too.

She teaches herself ASL that night to come in the next morning and sign

I’m sorry. I’m not ignorant, I promise. I think you’re cute.

To which Bailey is both amused and amazed she did that

I think you’re cute too

“I only learned that phrase, I have no idea what you just said” Noa admits, to which Bailey laughs and puts on his cochlear.

“I said i think you’re cute too, I’m Bailey”

“I’m Noa”

“Noa, you have a beautiful voice”

“That’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said”

[britishchick09]

some pics from the phoenix art museum! :D

[beingharsh]

i just had a dream that there was an official dungeon meshi x sophie crossover bit on twitter that was voted by the people. take me back

[callmeanxietygirl]

Referencia de My Scene en Barbie😌😱

Or is it Bratz?

[keitheaverage]

MLaaTR/Barbie joint fans when they learn that when Takara-Tomy lost their licensing to Barbie from Mattel in 1986, they continued making the dolls and changed her name to Jenny: Hey did you know that when Takara-Tomy lost the licensing to Barbie from Mattel in 1986, they continued making the dolls and changed her name to Jenny?? Like how XJ-9 changed her name to Jenny? Isn't that coincidence just soooo crazy?

[stinkebug]

If someone says to me

"hey pretty princess. are there any other pretty princesses around?"

Immediate 100/100 rizz and humor and you are now officially my partner

[gritsandbrits]

The truth about Sasha

1. Sasha has helped numerous people with their feelings of being alone and outcast through their storytelling and ability to convey emotions through videos, photos, and other media, changing countless lives for the better.

2. She has been accused of things she never did and these rumors spread rampant getting worse and worse, leading to abuse and harassment from a community she loved being a part of. The rumors were false and even when she tried to defend herself, she was met with more abuse.

3. She is one of the kindest and most empathetic people you'll ever meet. She cares for others, goes out of her way to show up for them, and loves making others feel like they belong. Read this magazine to understand more:

4. The abuse she is receiving is not only harmful but INCREDIBLY illegal. To spread her private information around and feel justified in that is incredibly abusive and harmful. Posting things like that isn’t a joke it’s damaging and illegal

5. Sasha doesn't deserve all of this hate and abuse. She deserves to be treated like a human being, not used and consumed like an object. Get to know the real Sasha, and you'll see she's one of the best people you'll ever get the pleasure of knowing.

[moe-broey]

Got eviscerated in therapy today. By my own hand, no less.

[danganphobia]

still thinking about the sketch i got for my takutowa fic,,,, when the final piece is out its over

[medsfag]

devastating event: people spreading inconsequential misinformation about my interests

[britishchick09]

the brady bunch movie is on tv in the background and i'm checking out an episode of 'always bratz'. cloe sounds really familiar...

because she's cindy in the brady movie!!! :o

[dresshistorynerd]

Sewing mid-16th century Venetian dress in doll scale

My parents moved from my childhood home, so I needed to finally take all my old toys I want to keep to store myself, including my dolls. For a long while I've been thinking it might by fun to sew tiny historical clothing for dolls. I love watching doll customization videos, they are so satisfying, and I just really love it, when there's a normal sized thing and then you make it tiny. Especially if it's still functional and made from correct materials. I can't explain it better than tiny versions of bigger things just make me vibrate on higher level. Now that I have my dolls in my home and a box full of fabric scraps, I have everything I need to just start sewing. So I did. And it was extremely fun. I have already started working on a 1890s doll outfit.

This will show my age (not that it doesn't read in my bio), but my dolls are all mainly My Scenes. I was Team My Scene in the early 2000s Bratz vs. My Scene wars. I did not like the proportions of Bratzes. All my My Scenes are Madison, she was my girl.

Here's all the items I made. I tried to use as much historical methods as was possible on doll scale and hand-sewed everything. I made a shift, hose, dress, necklace, earrings, partlet and shoes. I did almost make detachable sleeves, but I wasn't happy with them and I will need to remake them. It took me so long to finish one sleeve and I was very frustrated when I wasn't happy with the result, so I will need some time to make a second attempt.

Underlayer

I have finer white cotton than linen so I used the cotton for the shift and partlet, even though cotton wasn't really used widely at the time, definitely not in underwear, but it worked better in this scale. I didn't have thin enough wool for the hose, so I used fabric from my old thin stockings. Knitted stockings were not quite yet a thing so that's not very accurate, but that's the best I got. I choose red since red hose seemed to have been pretty common based on Venetian paintings, where the hose are shown. I used tiny beads I had lying around as buttons for the sleeves.

I'm not super happy with the neckline. I couldn't come up with a good way to finish gathered neckline on this scale without making it bulky. In future I will try something else.

Overgarments

Dress

The dress itself is made from the remaining scraps of the lovely Latvian linen I bought many years ago from Riga and have already made several garments from. The skirt is cartridge pleated, though the pleats at places behave a little weirdly due to the scale. I used semi heavy linen as lining and finished the panels separately as was typical in 16th century. I didn't use any boning equivalent, but I use cording to reinforce the laced opening. I of course sewed tiny lacing holes, which was very fun. The cord for the lacing I plaited from heavy thread.

Here's couple of examples from 1550s and 1560s Venice I used as basis for the dress.

Partlet

A Venetian renaissance woman of course needs her boob window partlet. Unfortunately I didn't have any super sheer linen or silk to make the fashionable sheer look.

Shoes

The shoes are chopines, which were very fashionable in Venice at the time. They were platform slippers with wooden base, which were covered with leather or fancy fabrics, like brocade or velvet. I didn't make the heels super tall since I was going for more toned down merchant/artisan class sort of vibe, and the very tall were used by upper class women and courtesans. I carved the heels from soft wood and covered them with sateen.

For reference here's couple of 16th century Venetian chopines.