Barbie, Kritik Sosial untuk Kesetaraan Gender dan Standar Ganda Wanita dalam Masyarakat

"You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood."

"But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful."

"You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault."

"I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don't even know."

Standar ganda tentang kehidupan wanita ini dikemas dengan sangat apik sehingga membuat saya terharu saat menonton film ini.

Saya akui tak banyak film yang seberani Barbie dalam mengemas kritik sosial terhadap pandangan masyarakat. 

Semoga lewat film ini, kita bisa belajar bersama tentang arti kesetaraan gender dan mengubah pandangan kita tentang peran wanita yang masih sering dibebani standar tertentu sampai sering disalahartikan dalam masyarakat.

(Cyn)