One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu shared a guide for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

For some women in China, “Barbie” is more than just a movie — it’s also a litmus test for their partner’s views on feminism and patriarchy.

The movie has prompted intense social media discussion online, media outlets Sixth Tone and the China Project reported this week, prompting women to discuss their own dating experiences.

One user on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu — a photo-sharing site similar to Instagram that’s mostly used by Gen Z women — even shared a guide on Monday for how women can test their boyfriends based on their reaction to the film.

According to the guide, if a man shows hatred for “Barbie” and slams female directors after they leave the theatre, then this man is “stingy” and a “toxic chauvinist,” according to Insider’s translation of the post. Conversely, if a man understands even half of the movie’s themes, “then he is likely a normal guy with normal values and stable emotions,” the user wrote.

  • spiderjuzce@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    416·
    1 year ago

    I think if anyone gets mad at a Barbie movie or some random article on the internet that has nothing to do with them, that’s a good sign they’re emotionally unstable

    • oatscoop@midwest.socialEnglish
      18·
      1 year ago

      I’d call it emotionally immature.

      A surprising number of the people I grew up or work with act like they’re still in high school when it comes to social/interpersonal skills – these people are all well over 30 years old.

    • zeroxxx@lemmy.my.idEnglish
      05·
      1 year ago

      People are free to be mad at anything as they please as long as they dont harm to other people.

      Or maybe people should not be mad at news article of Russia invading Ukraine for no reason?

        • zeroxxx@lemmy.my.idEnglish
          03·
          1 year ago

          It is an article. Both.

          Dont worry, I also dont take people on Internet seriously. Most of them are not even my equal.