She’s cute. She’s independent. She’s… a demon?
The new Barbie film, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie in the titular role, is poised to be one of the biggest box office successes of the summer, with a projected $100 million expected on opening weekend alone.
But some say this new Barbie film, with its bubblegum pink exterior, is harboring a deep, dark secret: demonic influences.
Bad Kenergy
“DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILD TO THE NEW BARBIE FILM!” warned pastor Ivan Tuttle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, earlier this month.
“It is full of demonic influences," he warned. “Do not be surprised if your child suddenly starts to behave differently!”
Just a glimpse at Barbie on the big screen could have your child speaking on tongues or acting out, says Tuttle. And surprisingly, this isn’t the first time Barbie’s been called demonic.
Last year, Christian influencer Yasmeen Suri suggested that a new yoga edition of the popular doll was in fact a portal to the demonic.
“‘Yoga Barbie’ is at Target on the shelf,” read the now-deleted post. “Satan always comes as appearing innocent. He will never come with horns and a pitchfork. Satan is after the children. He wants to use them and indoctrinate them for his glory. Then, when he is done, he will destroy them.”
A yoga version of Barbie shouldn’t have been unexpected. After all, Barbie’s had just about every job and engaged in every hobby imaginable. But Suri argued that because it has roots in eastern traditions, it is unacceptable for Christians to perform.
One could argue that it was the yoga performing ‘Breathe With Me Barbie’ that primed critics to loop Barbie into the culture war. And some have taken the ball and run with it.
Is Holy Judgment Coming?
Christian preacher Kent Christmas took things a step further. “I curse in the name of the Lord this new Barbie movie that has been released full of transexual and transgender and homosexuality,” he said, in a fire and brimstone style sermon. He then called on God to render “holy judgment” upon the film.
Christmas is likely making reference to transgender actress Hari Nef’s role. Nef plays a doctor version of Barbie in the film.
Secret Agenda Barbie?
Is the new Barbie film pushing the so-called "gay agenda"? Well… for director Greta Gerwig, making the LGBTQ community feel represented was always on her mind during production.
“There’s no way we could have told this story without bringing in the LGBTQ+ community,” she stated, “and it was important for us to represent the diversity that Mattel has created with all of the different Barbies and Kens that exist today.”
That begs the question: where does inclusivity end and ideology begin? Does the mere presence of a transgender actress in a film constitute some sort of agenda?
And from a bigger picture sense, the idea that Barbie is some sort of door to the demonic is a strong claim that – at least so far – doesn't have much evidence to back it up.
But who knows. The film will soon be in theaters, and perhaps that will be the real test.
If you take your child to the new Barbie movie and they began speaking in tongues, let us know.
147 comments
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Kevin Michael Zurrin
I asked my daughter what she wanted for her birthday, she said she wanted a Barbie doll and a GI Joe. I said doesn't Barbie come with Ken. She told me Barbie comes with GI Joe, she only fakes it with Ken. These are the kids todays parents are raising, and most of the parents were children when they learned from the president what a blow job is. Point is, the children can't be protected from seeing evil, it's what they do when they see evil that counts.
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Catherine
So right. And somehow poignantly humorous. No doubt more than one comedian/enne will use this opportunity to further elaborate.
Perhaps how a perceived evil is managed would have been a more purposeful discussion?
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Stephanie A Willey
"... She told me Barbie comes with GI Joe, she only fakes it with Ken. " This is great. Smart child. Gave me a good chuckle this morning.
The only way to prevent children from seeing evil is for adults to stop perpetrating evil.
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Rev. Paige
Those evil blow jobs....Maybe they could make a Blow Job Barbie Doll. Or transgender Barbie who comes with a delightful Satan outfit, pitchfork, and pointy tail!! And a nice Velvet purse to keep all of the collected souls in.
That should about cover it.
I literally can't believe that this is what the world is coming to. Well, that's a lie. I Can believe it. It's just sad.
Hey! Transgender Barbie, No-Gender Ken, and, Satanic Skipper can all hang out together. Maybe go with the kids to the premier of the new movie, 'How I Snuck Into YOUR Child's Soul': Satan's Story about growing up and controlling the idiots in this country.
I just can't.
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Rev. Tim
I've read your comment more than once and I still can't quite figure out what, if any, point you are trying to make.
Perhaps add a "tin-foil hat Barbie" to the pantheon?
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Danny D. Maynard
I think you are putting the wrong words into the Google Search Engine, because those blow-up dolls exist! I've seen advertisments for them.
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Danny D. Maynard
Do dolls come with the appropriate organs, or are they still neutered?
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Russel A. Kester
HAHAHA! I wish these preachers were joking. How could any sane adult talk such rubbish. Well, maybe I just answered my own question.
It's always interesting to hear such groups cry about whatever group is the target of the day is 'coming for your children' when historically it's these fundamentalist churches that have been coming for peoples children to indoctrinate them into the supercilliois (sp).
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
Here is what is actually coming for your children. Notice what conservatives are doing about it:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/religion/nearly-1-700-priests-clergy-accused-sex-abuse-are-unsupervised-n1062396
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2200169
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Maximillian Martin
Unbelievable!! Is it trashy and stupid....yes. Demonic.....NO!!! These idiots have nothing better to do than ***** and cry about a toy made into a movie?? Stupidity in its highest form!!!!!
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David E. Leckrone
Agree it is stupid, pn both sides. And we need to be aware, both from LGBGTwhatevers and the pulpit-pounding Pharasees, ...
"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers. "
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Minister Wilson
Hello everyone,
I think this is one of the major problems with society today. You can think or feel however "you" want but when a person goes around and spouts nonsense as "facts or strongly held beliefs" in public then those pronouncements should be scrutinized and in this case litigated.
I wish, the makers of the Barbie movie would sue for defamation or slander against these claims but it is probably not worth their time and effort. Yet, some push back is necessary. It is no longer just live and let live anymore. If you have a problem with the movie don't go, but we should no longer allow misguided religious zealots to go unchecked. Because when the "demonic portal" never materializes they just continue on is if they were right along.
Take care,
Minister Wilson
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ServantOfJudgement
Wilson,
If they sued for defamation they'd lose. The film is vomit.
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Minister Wilson
ServantOfJudgement,
Your opinoin about the film, does in no way, negiate the false claims made about the film, (e.g. demonic portals inparticular).
People such as yourself might have had a different interpretation about the film, if false, unfactual, nonsupported claims had not been made against it.
So, if anyone is claiming that they have a "personal" relationship with the king of creation and lord of the universe then they should "have to" prove that claim. If they themselves have no such proof, then there is no reasonable justification to believe it, and therefore, cannot possibly believe such claims to be "true".
Just like, the Lord ordered me to kill my child doesnt fly, neither should demonic portal holes causing children to speak in tongues, it maybe somewhat nuiasance, yet unquestionably applicable in today's environment.
Take care,
Minister Wilson
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Danny D. Maynard
That is a sane and quite logical argument and comment, Minister Wilson!
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Danny D. Maynard
My physician liked it a great deal. But, one must have a good sense of humor to enjoy those kinds of movies!
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Bishop William Dusenberry, DD
In case my fellow ULC clergy persons aren’t aware of it — there’s absolutely nothing that’s “Demonic” — there are only people who believe in such silliness.
But, as we all should know, when it comes to Christian Gods (which is plural, because the Virgin Mary, the Holy Ghost, all the Roman Catholic saints, the Christian Devil, etc) are all Godlike, however just believing in something (w/o any proof) doesn’t make it true.
Bottom line. Demons are all attempts to personify nature; and Gods and Demons are part of nature — and God and nature are one and the same thing.
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Daniel Gray
Its Barbie for crying out loud, not Chucky
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
Those who are already terrified of everything will instantly add it to their litany.
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Amber Fry
Unfortunately what they are afraid of in this case is a freaking doll and a satirical movie... I don't see them all idiotic about horror movies.
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Wilberta M. Berry
Barbie first debut in America in 1959. Just think how many females by now would have become demons.🤣 I'm in my 70s and have had various Barbie dolls growing up so did my daughters and granddaughters. I'm sure some of the mothers of these faith leaders had Barbie dolls too. Maybe that is why these people sound like lunatics. The Barbie dolls turned their mothers into demons.🤣 This is the most absurd ludicrous ideology coming from the so called faith based communities. If Barbie is demonic so is their favorite Monster turned Jesus's replacement Trump.🤣🤣😈
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John Condron
I would imagine that "Reverend Christmas" thinks that all of you are demons!
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Clyde
Religious imperialism and hegemony has been inflicted upon the Indigenous Native Peoples for over five and a quarter centuries here on Turtle Island! The same demons who justified wholesale slaughter, and offered a bounty for their scalps, and kidnapped their children, because the victims weren’t Christian, are alive and well in Fundamentalist (NON)-Christian Evangelism. Look: if ya wanna have a Theocracy, move the hell out of the USA. I’ll help you pack. Our Constitution’s 1st Amendment makes that illegal here! America is a First Amendment Country, not a Christian one, by literal and clear definition! We know who the demons are: They’re the ones pretending to be Christians!
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Eric Laspe
If someone says the Barbie movie has an LGBTQ agenda, you should ask if they've watched it. There is one transgender Barbie doll, simply introduced as a doctor—as this article points out—but it isn't obvious nor is it even mentioned that they're transgender. That's it. There is no mention (even subtly) of homosexuality or transgender anything.
I think I know where this outrage comes from, under the surface. The film is about women's empowerment. Abrahamic religions are allergic to treating women as equal to men, so these preachers need to warn ladies away from watching this movie so they don't get any "dangerous ideas" about being equal.
Barbie is a fantastic film—a great work of art and a friggin' laugh riot. I'll watch it again and I recommend it to everyone.
Check out my review of Barbie! https://wordpress.com/post/splitwood.lol/587
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Brien
I am laughing 😅😅 my butt off while grown adults have a meltdown over Barbie. I have an old coocoo clock and the little bird still works. I swear as there is a blue sky, that bird has a higher IQ than this topic.
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Jenny Lynne Threet
This sounds similar to the churches who insisted rock music was demonic when I was a kid. Funny they had no problem with country music and its messages of infidelity, alcohol abuse, and domestic violence.
Some things never change, and all they’re doing is ensuring the Barbie movie becomes an enduring classic.
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Heath Harrington
Interestingly, in the Barbie movie there is no direct talk of sex, the violence is mitigated to one scene that then turns in to a dance number, and the one Barbie that is transgender, and beautiful, is on screen for 90 seconds. The true thing that people are whining about is the satire of the gender stereotypes. There is some good conversation starters in the movie. Some thought provoking ideas that parents should already be talking to their children about. One example, how we shouldn't get our identities from what others proceive of us.
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Dr. Melly M.
I went and saw the movie. I saw nothing to indicate the craziness that is being posted by some. I’m also in TN. I’m nobody to judge how others carry themselves. They are not harming myself or my family. It’s just a movie and that’s all I see it as.
Dr. Melly
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Amber Fry
The problem is these people who are moaning haven't bothered to watch it themselves yet. They are cowering in fear based on what a religious leader is telling them... likely one who hasn't seen it either. It's ridiculous, this fear mongering over fiction. Then again they are freaking out over actual factual education as well so maybe this goes a lot deeper than just Barbie.
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Ellen B. Wentzel
I can't believe this being debated. Small minds.
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Brian R Duggan
Reading this, I can't help but to be struck with how this First-World posturing on our electronic devices about how some molded plastic item represents "evil" to children, while totally ignoring the fact that most of the components for our high-tech devices are made by child laborers. We should all get off our fat ***es and go visit places like Madagascar, Shri Lanka, and China to see the true representations of evil. We don't need a "satan" dear preachers, we do quite well enough on our own. As far as risks to our children, there is a more certain possibility that our children and their children will someday be climate refugees, as they approach humanity's place at the head of the table of those species going extinct.
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William Leon Barfield jr
There is nothing demonic about Barbie.
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Amber Fry
Oh please.... with all the abuse going on out there, all the beatings and addictions, with so many homeless, sick and starving out there... with so many seriously, true to life harmful things going out there, they want to worry about a satirical Barbie movie?? These people really are not living in the real world.
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Cindy L Edgar
Okay people are getting stupid now there's nothing wrong with Barbie I've been playing with Barbie since I was a kid no this is parents that thanks everything is demonic or went their kids to only play with certain toys or watch certain movies come on guys grow up I even let my kids watch scary movies when they were growing up and there's nothing wrong with my kids
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Brien
Yes, Barbie is demonic and don't even get me started on Winnie the Pooh. Worshipping honey 🍯 the way he does. Getting children hooked. And that Malibu Barbie, always running around on the beach and driving a pink car, pure evil. And the war in Ukraine is just a misunderstanding. Wow, how far have we fallen?
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ServantOfJudgement
Have you seen the new Winnie the pooh horror film? You may have made the preachers point for him. The doll might be innocent when the child plays, she makes up the story. Adults made the movie, we know Hollywood. Have to see what the content to see how detrimental it is for kids. Prolly no different than the smut they produce every day.
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Brien
You may need to adjust your meds. Oh, wait, you do believe in mythical beings don't you? My bad. You're right, and Tiger is an addict hopped up on speed. Now relax, sit down and have a juice box. Peace ✌️
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Rev Mark D
What do you say they introduce Barbie to Chuckie?
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Brien
I'm all for it. Barbie 2 Chucky comes to play 😁
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Keith David Harry
All right you’re killing me! You’ve had the best comments bar none. However… warn me next time, because with this last one I spit tea all over my phone. Do you have any rice I can borrow to dry it out.
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Brien
Sorry, I will try to warn you next time. 😁 Peace ✌️
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ServantOfJudgement
Oh jeez. You know some shows are no good for kids and you know Hollywood is cut throat. You know adults make shows for kids and they use adult humor and adult topics when they do it. Then again Brienless people dont always have the horsepower to think through the tough patches.
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Robin Gordon
The film is hilarious and poignant and has a rating of PG 13. When I went there were 4 year olds there, and you are right, it is not for them! They don’t understand the pithy and sophisticated humor! (Although, most adults apparently don’t either…)
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Dr. Zerpersande, NSC
“ Then again Brienless people dont always have the horsepower to think through the tough patches.”
Ahh, the pot calling the kettle black.
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Brien
Yes, BRAINLESS people are a bit short as made evident by your post. The movie has been advertised to all, not just children. Now follow me on this Sherlock, I'll try to go slow. Movies require money. Money comes from investors such as the "producers". Now these people would like to make a profit on their investment. So, they market the movie to the widest possible audience. Yes, kids are going to see this movie but it is up to the parents. Now of course this refers to younger children. Teenagers probably know more than you do so I don't see this movie as a threat. Still with me? Now this is all part of the free market society. If you don't like it, give China a try. In any case, it is up to the PARENTS to decide, care for, and guide their children. Not you, not me either. Now please, before you decide to swallow your foot, think before replying.
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Michael Anton Goedeker
Thats some stuff you are smoking Carl....
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ServantOfJudgement
Brein,
That was really hard to follow, I'm glad you took it slow cause I can only read really fast. You said the exact same thing I said but with more words and insults. The shows are made for the ones with the money, adults.
Teenagers know more than adults? Sounds like codlege programming or a teenager. Nope, we(assuming youre an adult)know more bro. Sorry about that but we do.
I gave advice, don't take your kids to see the movie. I can't give advice? Can you? You wanna have a girl that hates men, go for it. Wanna raise a boy that cries from lifting a gallon of milk, be my guest. Take your kids to the the philosophical download center, pay the 35$ programming fee and watch the tripe over and over, make sure your kids get all the bells and whistles with their new operating system.
I'm raising men and women, I'll pass on OS Woke 3.2, it's glitchy.
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Russel A. Kester
SOJ, your third paragraph was spooky. It was as if you were channeling Andrew Tate! That's way scarier than a demon possessed Barbie!!
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Brien
Servant, I just don't know where your choochoo jumped off the track. Your "opinions" come from a place of vile hate. PARENTS are responsible for their own children. I can disagree with a parent without setting judgements for their children, now do you understand that? Your method of judgement is just as vile as what your attempting to judge. All I am saying is let parents be parents. The government has already screwed this up enuf. If you wish to lay out judgements, that is where you can start. But a movie is just a movie, see it, don't see it. Those are very easy options. This entire topic has been blown waaaayyyy out of perportion. I'm just here to see if I can stir up a weak mind. I am not trying to convince you of anything. Peace ✌️
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Brien
No SOJ, again you misunderstood: "Teenagers know more than adults?", I did not say that. I said they probably know more than YOU. See the difference?
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Michael Anton Goedeker
This is a great read to drink coffee to I must say. So much brain dead in one place. Wow, just wow. If this is not a microcosim of the whole issue with faith and misinterpretation of what faith means then I don't know what is.
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Tom Herman
It's a movie for crying out loud, like thousands of other movies. 🤣🤣 If you don't like the content then don't watch it. BUT, be the judge yourself instead of listening to some ult right religious fanatic who would chastise you in the name God when their real motive is control.
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ServantOfJudgement
Our eye gates and ear gates are our programming ports. I recommend installing a firewall but it may be too late for you, sounds like someone already hacked your operating system and dropped some bogus code.
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
Who's afraid of the big bad Barbie?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/heidi-stevens-the-beauty-of-barbie-isn-t-that-men-are-subjugated-it-s-that-no-one-is/ar-AA1et1eJ
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Michael G Woram
From the sounds of it, the producers of Barbie have given the world a free mental health checkup. If you watch the film and see demons, you probably need medication.
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Krissy Elaine Hutson-Poole
The LGBTQIA2S agenda is simply to have equality with everyone else. I don't see how that is demonic. Equality is what slaves wanted, equality is what women wanted. Equality is what EVERYONE wants.
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Russel A. Kester
Krissey, speaking as a member of the LGB community, we have equality. Sure there are some who seek to take it away, but we achieved the goal I remember we set over forty years ago. And I'm ever so grateful. The fight today by the TQIAA+ or the TQIA2S+ part of that long list of letters seems to be seeking something other than equality and certainly something more than tolerance. It's almost as if they can't enjoy equality and must continue to struggle for they know not what.
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
They "seem to be seeking something other than equality"...?
What exactly?
https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights
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ServantOfJudgement
Couple things with this. I'm willing to be wrong but I'm pretty sure God told us not to curse anyone so that preacher is out of line big-time. Most movies have elements in them that are contrary to the bible. If a religious person is worried then simply don't go see the movie. No big deal. For my part, I'd be more worried about wasting hard-to-come-by cash on such an absolute useless and lame movie about nothing. I'd walk away with a hole in my mind.
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Amber Fry
Unfortunately some have forgotten that it's their job to live by what religious statutes they believe, not to force it on others. Until they learn to come back around to that practice, this isn't likely going to change for the better.
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ServantOfJudgement
I learned as much as I could about the movie without watching the rubbish. Definitely demonic, 100% full thrust vomit of a production. Definitely don't take the kids if you care about them.
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Robert Rohr
Probably is rubbish and a vomit of a production. Just what I need to decompress from a stressful week and no alcohol needed.
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
I had no desire to see it, but since conservatives are raising such a hissy fit, I feel more and more drawn to watching it.
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David Richard Procter
The common culture in the USA is causing a kind of mass mental illness. It will destroy the Union eventually. Open you eyes, ears and most of all your minds.
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Michael Anton Goedeker
Good starter, I can say that my research indicates its actually Social Media and the false, fake and propagandistic advertising on it that pushes false morals and opinions as facts. All we have to do is look at the sucicide rates in young adults and mental illness as it has risen since the inception of Social Media. The interesting thing here is the power of greed being manipulated to brainwash younger generations into accepting some nutjobs defintion of thier own reality as truth. Questioning and forming ones own beliefs and being morally correct, adhering to love, kindness and compassion are very worthy things that make us stronger not weaker. Those forces and peoples that seek to rule others will always be against a free thinking mind and people.
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Amber Fry
Yes, but that's going to take tracking down those who start the nonsense to put on the social media outlets and charging them for libel and slander when and where ever possible. It's going to mean teams of knowledgeable moderation on those social media sites to keep track of it all. It's going to take teaching people right from young ages how to properly source materials, effective research techniques and logical thinking in order to sort it out properly so fewer people fall for the nonsense. Unfortunately there are very strong government affiliations digging hard into keeping that from happening.
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Michael Anton Goedeker
Good points, we are finding through cognative research that certain parts of the brain effectively turn off when people post our own "worldview" or from our friend groups. What this means is actually twofold: 1 we don't stop or block false , fake or propaganda news spread from interest groups (regardless of which side and both are active), 2 this changes our sense and definition of reality and can "reprogram" our morals which is scarier to me.
The older generations had critical thinking (mostly) and stop alot of rubbish but younger generations did not grow up with new teach like many of us did. Many of the negative and toxic things we expereince today are in direct corrilation to the proflieration of all social media channels. Although my research is not done, it certainly points to alot of issues.
My religion teaches that negative energy also impacts real reality in that decisions we make are then influenced by what we see, hear and read. If there is no critical thinking to seperate the BS from Truth, then Truth becomes debateable which leads to a nonsensical frame of "new" reality. Meaning we create a new truth that is actually a lie.
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ServantOfJudgement
Michael,
Great info there, thanks for that. Our thoughts and beliefs most definitely impact our reality. We really don't know anything about our minds, science does not and may never have the tools to truly study our thoughts. In this manner, our beliefs are aligned. Thought has far more power than we may ever know.
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
Here's a reply to that from that left-wing rag Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/07/27/conservatives-bombarded-with-facebook-misinformation-far-more-than-liberals-in-2020-election-study-suggests/
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Brien
Yes, it is happening now. I hope people wake up, but you can only shout so loud.
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Daniel Todd Kamm
They'll be worried about the purple Teletubby next...
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Brien
ROFLMAO 🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣. I'm sorry, I was going to insert a Laa-Laa joke here but I'm just laughing too hard.
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Amber Fry
Been there, done that. There was a stink about it about ten years or so ago. Frankly I'm surprised it hasn't come back up again lately already.
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ServantOfJudgement
The teletubbies don't produce mushminds? Have you seen the show?
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Rev Mark D
What?
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Rev. Rory
Capitalism is about money. Barbie made money so Mattel continued to sell it and make more money. Movies are a little bit about art and a lot about money. Movies that make money then have a Part 2, Part 3, etc. until they stop making money or the actors move on to other projects. Nobody is forced to buy a Barbie doll for their kid and nobody is forced to go see the Barbie movie or any other movie. The movie company and Mattel must love this negative publicity because free publicity is, well, free publicity. Here we are, talking about it!
As far as Kent Christmas is concerned, he can preach to his own flock and the rest of us can ignore him - or follow him if we are so inclined. When unknown people want to gain attention, they say something outlandish and poof! They are in every paper, magazine, online blog, and TV show. In a week or two he will be forgotten and the next media hound will appear. "Social Media Influencer" is my favorite 21st century title. It's code for "Too lazy to try and make the world a better place - send money." When I hear that title, I know it deserves (for me) to be ignored.
There is nothing Christian, religious, or God-like about individuals that use pop culture for their own media promotional purposes. When the population of this earth learns that "We are all children of the same universe" the world will start to become a better place.
Peace to you all.
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Adrien Sicart
Some Christian Churches are known for their intolerance to LGBTQI+ communities.
Barbie is a good opening to other spiritualities which are accepting of the diversity and nuances of relationships to gender roles & expressions.
Religions like Hellenism are accepting of various gender roles, from very feminine/girly Venus/Aphrodite, to transgender Hermaphroditus or Aphroditus, or more feminine males like Ganymede, Hermès. Same in Hinduism, with bi-gendered divinities,
It’s very good that these movies represent this diversity, and give roles models to transgender or gender non-confirming people who play with the gender norms, as in drag community.
Acceptance of their presence in society, and giving them representations, is a step in the right direction.
They may look « satanic » to churches which have very strict gender representations, yet they work towards acceptance of nuances that exist in our world, and can feel welcomed in other spiritualities.
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Deborah Lynn Strafuss
Y'know, there are a lot of movies out there I would not have my kids see if they were little today - and a bunch of TV shows too. You want to talk about a portal to evil and insanity, they are all over the air waves. Younger ones we protect, older ones we teach discernment to as they begin to make their own life choices. A bunch of stuff out there will actually lower your IQ if you watch enough of it. And then there are video games - addictive and aggressive, lowering people's tolerance to violence and numbing awareness of others as humans with feelings. I got news - they came for our children a long time ago - where have you been? - Oops , maybe they got you first....
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Rev. Carol M Anaski-Figurski
I had just seen the barbie movie Yesterday. I liked it. It is exactly what america needs right now. There is so much good stuff in it. Tons of laughs, tons of emotions, tons of everything. Barbie is a great movie & creative. kudos to that Greta. keep an open mind when you watch it. Kids could see this movie its pg13 rated.
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David Arthur Lewis
Haters gonna hate.
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Betty Wilson
God created man and woman who's names are Adam and Eve. Sodom and Gomorrah, Jude 1:7 records that both Sodom and Gomorrah "indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural lust, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire." And Genesis Genesis 18–19. any very sinful, corrupt, vice-ridden place.Lust, envy, anger, greed, gluttony and sloth are all bad, the sages say, but pride is the deadliest of all, the root of all evil, and the beginning of sin. The Ten commandments is God laws. people will live their lives but pushing homosexiuality on Us and children is a sin. We shall not judge but we should be living a righteous life. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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Eric Laspe
Perhaps watch the movie before making a judgement of it.
You said, "... pushing homosexiuality on Us and children is a sin." There is no mention nor display of homosexuality. There is not even a subtle hint at it.
You mentioned sexual immorality and lust. There is no sex or even sexuality in this movie. The Barbies and Kens intentionally have a childlike, innocent worldview. Seriously, go see it.
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Tecla Caryl Loup
His only begotten son didn't rant on about Barbie. His message is about loving your fellow humans and helping them at least as much as you help yourself. Without being self-righteous. The rest of the "rules" are Old Testament, that is, pre-Christian, and need not apply.
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Rev. BH
WTF?
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Tabitha
With all the BS "influences" they spout about and boycottibg every brand in the world, it’s a wonder these so called xtian freaks don't juat hide in their basements away from evwrythibg. Then again, there are probably "demons" in their sink, also
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Brice Manuel
This is the same Kent Christmas who last month said Christians should be suicide bombers.
https://www.newsweek.com/pro-trump-pastor-suggests-christians-should-suicide-bombers-1807061
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James Richard Norby
If you think Barbie is bad you should watch "Charlottes We"! Pigs and spiders talking! Spider that writes cryptic message on her web! Oh the evil we have wrought upon ourselves! ;)
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Pamela Kay Waters
In this world today there are people that won't just shut up lead their own lives leave others alone and QUIT trying to influence others. Mind your own business and your stupid opinions, keep them to yourself. There are people that has to find fault in everything. I say live YOUR life and shut up and leave other people ALONE.
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Rev. BH
That Kent Christmas dude - scowling, ranting, all in black, looks far more satanic than cute, pink, smiling Barbie.
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Rev. BH
He also sells survival food kits. Don't they all?
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Tecla Caryl Loup
O.M.G. Is there anything about which someone won't throw a major tantrum and try to turn it (perhaps literally) into a Federal case??? Barbie is virtually geriatric these days. She's a (definitely literal) doll. Give it a rest!!
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Rev. Carol M Anaski-Figurski
I am looking forward to seeing the barbie movie & encouraging all acceptance. It never dawned on me that barbie could be the new rocky horror picture show of 2023 . Do you think God is looking for our help in the matter? God accepts all type of people & olny God could make changes for the better, just plant a seed of faith. Encourage all genders to go to church, worship God & fill their soul w faith & love. Genetics or misguided gender There seems to be more work in christ for all people.
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Robert Rohr
I am going to the movie just to have a mind dump from a very stressful week and hopefully emerge brain dead for the rest of the weekend. Sort of the same with Rocky Horror at Halloween movie showings.
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Michael Holland
Nine Crayola dots, give me a break!
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Clay Serenbetz
If Barbie is demonic, I would expect a bolt of lightening or God to rain fire and brimstone on all the theaters that show it. The whole concept is nonsense.
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Rev. Dr. Father JJ
Has anyone considered that these items, not making national attention and probably not even state attention, are being highlighted by ULC simply for something to post here and rile up the pastorage? Lately some of the articles that ULC has posted are quite inconsequential. Or were, until they land here and then bang, pastors, reverends, priests, shamans, all in a tither. It's quite amusing actually
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Russel A. Kester
Actually, a post like this is wonderful. It helps us see the extremes to which people can and do go. It truly breaks my heart to say in all honesty, that this was my adoptive mother's stance. We weren't allowed to watch TV or listen to the radio because they were the devil's tools. I kid you not. She once caught my brother listening quietly to a rock station on a small transistor radio he wasn't suppose to have and she screamed that she could feel the demons dancing in the hallways. Ya, dancing was taboo too. My point? These people exist and it's good for us to be reminded of their presence from time to time.
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ServantOfJudgement
Russell,
I've got someone i know that was raised on cartoons where the spoiled rich girl on a farm is the star and gets her way by being rude.. Shows like that. Well kids repeat what they see. She is the character in those shows now. We do need to be careful with our kids. I wonder how many My little Poney kids went on to get cutie tattoos on their rumps. I think they call them tramp stamps when they hit 18 years old.
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Brien
So, the parents of the children had nothing at all to do with how their children turned out? It is all the movies fault, or is it cartoons fault? No wait, it was music's fault. How about this, children are screwed up because they have no self respect. But why? Maybe it started when the government decided it was a better parent. I grew up in a house full of respect. My dad was strict, but fair. And any trouble I got into was my fault. And I paid the consiquence for my actions. I learned RESPECT. But, that's ok, you keep blaming everything else, typical of someone with no respect.
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Dr. Zerpersande, NSC
And they call it cute when a child has invisible friends. When they reach 18 it’s called being willfully ignorant and religiously delusional.
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Russel A. Kester
Tsk, tsk, tsk Dr. Z. For a long time scientists swore that there was nothing in space and that there was no ether either. Now we know about dark energy and dark matter. And, as I understand it, recent experiments duplicating the one that was supposed to have proven there was no ether, in fact, support the existence of an ether because the new equipment is more sensitive. There are aspects to reality our sciences are not advanced enough to detect or understand.
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ServantOfJudgement
Ha! You may have nailed it!
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Douglas Robert Spindler
Hope everyone realizes this is just another direct attack against Christians the Christian religion to make Christians look silly to young and middle age adults. These kids know there’s nothing demonic about Barbie and Ken. Look at how Christian women go to great lengths to look like Barbie.
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Russel A. Kester
It isn't just a senseless attack. It a reminder.
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ServantOfJudgement
Ten bucks says trans chics go way way way farther to be barbie than Christian chicks do.
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Brien
I would pay 20 just to see a "Trans chic" as you put it smak you around.
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Douglas Robert Spindler
@ ServantOfJudgement. I’ll take your ten bucks…. Name one trans chick that looks like Barbie. I can walk into any Christian church in America and find hundreds of women including teenage girls who have had boob jobs, the lips, liposuction, nose, eyebrows altered and the latest fad for Christian women is to get labiaplasty. Why do Christian women multilane the body God gave them? And then say trans people should not?
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ServantOfJudgement
The transition from a dude to a chic seems greater than the transition from a chic to a phony chic.
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
SOJ - your idea of transgenderism seems to be taken straight from Fox News. You seem to think it's nothing more than deviance and vanity.
And I understand why. Right-wing media gives a constant barrage of anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ messages. They are constantly saying they are coming for your children, going to break your sports records, going to make you marry a trans woman, going to make you see a pride flag, and so many other crazy things. This morning I saw this:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/love-sex/liberals-believe-sex-offender-registries-destroy-lgbtq-rights-conservatives-disagree/ar-AA1eaGqk?
The reason right-wing media does this is because they want you to feel threatened, and they want to tell you conservative politicians will protect you. They want you to vote for conservative politicians - and it works.
But do you know what transgenderism actually is? Have you ever looked at all the propaganda - which it IS - and asked yourself what it is actually all about?
Transgenderism is a medical condition.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/transgender-facts/art-20266812
It used to be that people respected other people's medical conditions. If someone is missing a limb, or is blind or deaf, or paralyzed, or has palsy, or whatever, the decent thing people used to do was respect it, and tried to make it not a big deal, and tried to make the person feel normal.
But right-wing media has latched onto transgenderism and the LGBTQ+ (and all the 'socially divisive' issues) as a way of dividing people and solidifying the conservative vote, and conservatives are all for this. Conservatives will not be replaced!
It works this way with all current conservative issues. Here is the history on abortion: https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/181629
So the next time you start enlightening people with your vast knowledge of the human condition, perhaps you should consider who wants you to think what, and why. More people should, I'm sure you agree.
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Douglas Robert Spindler
@ ServantOfJudgement Many of the gender transforms are not to change from one gender to another, they are to force a gender on the patient. You do know there are many people in the world who are both male and female. And that if God created man and women God created an entire spectrum in between. Over the past 200 years we know of 25 other genders which are not male or female or for that mater either sex. Many of these people are the ones getting operations just like Christian women and men do to changer their looks. Can you tell me what characteristics make a person male or female?
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Eric Douglas Reed
In all our affairs, what ever the controversy is always put every matter in God's hand, don't try to really understand on our own conscience what God has already took care of Bad or good everything happens in his time wrath or mercy.
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Brien
Your fantasy, your God. The only truth to the phony belief is the couple of thousand years of war, murder, and destruction all done in the name of YOUR God. For every zealot that praises this disgusting belief, I will call it out for what it is. I am sick and tired of being told that your grotesque belief controls my life. You may screw your brain up as you see fit, stop trying to screw mine. Peace ✌
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Dr. Zerpersande, NSC
There’s a YouTube channel named joeybtoonz, by JoeyB? Maybe he’s a comedian? Was watching a clip right before I read this. Although the clip was about people going into national parks and other places where there is a lot of wildlife, what he said applies on this site with religious people going off the deep end.
“If we fail to contain these people in institutions they eventually breed. And our society starts to get overpopulated with stupid people.”
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Russel A. Kester
Dr. Z, you might have just uncovered our nation's seminal problem. They were allowed to breed! 😱
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Dr. Zerpersande, NSC
Religious belief is on the decline. Once the church was prohibited from torturing and killing non-believers the ‘ultimate hold’ of the church was lost.
There were Nazi resistance groups during WW2. Imagine if when the church had the power to kill ‘resistance groups’ had popped up and started ambushing priests when they were out and about. if they had decided not the dissolve the group they would be taking out mega-church charlatans and crazies that think Barbies are demonic.
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Richard Lee Cornell
He should know what is evil. His parents never had living children.
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John R Liming
I am Pentecostal and I speak in tongues and I do not consider myself to be demon possessed. I believe that God meets every believer at the point of their understanding and matures them spiritually from that point forward through the Word of God and the Holy Ghost.
Jesus once was talking with his disciples when one of them pointed out the fact that they had found some people who were not in their immediate group casting out demons in His Name and they forbad those people from doing that. Jesus answered them and told them to leave the other group alone because if they were casting out demons in His name then that other group was not against Jesus and His disciples and was not against them ....If Pentecostals speak in tongues, then leave them alone ... God looks on the heart and not on the outward appearances ...
No real Christian is allowed by God to make negative judgement about their fellow human beings .. It is enough that people who call themselves Christian, follow Jesus the best way they know how ...Jesus says he refuses no one who comes to Him ...Pentecostals included ... Baptists included... everyone else included ... God is no respecter of persons.
As to whether or not the Barbie film is filled with demonic influences let me remind you that the film was not make with advancing the Kingdom of God in mind ... It is a secular enterprise based on making profits and not on saving souls, so make of it what you will.
I would not take my kids to see it if I had any kids (Mine are all grown and gone their own way) but I am not going to judge others who might take their kids to see it... What I will say is, "If you are contemplating going to see this film, then pray fervently to God for guidance and listen for the small still voice of The Holy Spirit to tell you what to do.
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Pamela Kay Waters
You have WAY too much time on your hands. Stop putting stuff into things that are not there. Lead your group of cult fanatics and leave the rest of us ALONE. You are no more saved by your god than i am. Good luck in your freaky life. Blessed Be. )0(
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Michael S Cope
Maybe preachers should focus on idolatry instead of a movie. I have no desire to see this idioc movie. The previews were enough. I believe it is another attempt to make money on people's ignorance. I'm a big Han Solo character and have a collection of Millennium Falcon items. ... However, I do not live my life as Solo. I am afraid this movie will harm children. That's why PARENTS need to talk with their children and tell them it's all make-believe and should be taken seriously. Don't preach BARBIE... preach Proverbs.
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Rev. Carol M Anaski-Figurski
oh one more thing. Rollout the pink carpet & sprinkle some pink glitter on your communion wafers for all the barbies & kens of today & tomorrows. Embrace the barbie concepts Barbie did not have God in her life. Barbie needs God in her life. Its a perfect time to witness & to save someone. To asl God to be your personal Lord & Savior. Invite barbie & ken to church. Teach them how to pray. The perfect message would be build your house on a rock, for when the storms come, God wouldnt give you more than you can handle & Build God's strength from the core within.
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Mrknowitall
I will never use an acronym again to describe the Homosexual community as long as I live and another thing, go ahead Mattel and keep catering to the 5% sick and twisted who openly decree to disfigure and mutilate and child who thinks they might be homosexual.....The CEO of Mattel should grab a can of Bud Light and be ready to lose a ton of market share !
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Russel A. Kester
Daniel, I'm not sure who you're including in that 5% figure. I thought the trans community was like 0.5%. No child should undergo any such surgery, ever. Period. As for the trans people I've personally known, they were biological males who had sex exclusively with females. In my book that makes them part of your straight community, and makes them so confusing.
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Kenneth Lafe Eric Sanderson
Pull your head out of the right-wing nut-job propaganda echo chamber.
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/scicheck-young-children-do-not-receive-medical-gender-transition-treatment/
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Julie Ann Wilburn
Our job is to present the gospel of God's truth and never to judge people. Let them come to terms with things themselves. I saw the movie and it was fun. It is not any different than the roles we are seeing in the normal life, just through Barbie lands eyes. Actually it's more fun in pink. Extreme religious people have fear of anything anything bright close to the rainbow.
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Susan Christine Giganti
The Barbie Movie wasn’ t made for children. It was made for grown up fans. If people are bringing their little kids, that’s on them.
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Gene Schenck
I have not seen it and Jesus has not seen so I can not pass judgement so I think you should take warning and ask your pastor to watch it and as him or her their opinion for they cannot pass judge but can give their view.
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Najah P Tamargo
Minister Najah Tamargo USA
No words except HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Dumbest thing I've heard in a long time! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Matthew Mastrogiovanni
Who asked pastor Ivan Tuttle for his opinion?
PetrifyThePatriarchy
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Robert Henriksen
Most intelligent response so far
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Robert Henriksen
People who allow themselves to get as wrapped up in a family movie need to get more involved in real life with the rest of us. Some suggestions Help your food insecure neighbors The people that live in homeless shelters and parks Visit the elderly who live alone or in nursing homes There are limitless ways you can better yourself and your community rather than trying to get everyone to get on the crazy train and wear a tin foil hat
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Tom Herman
Robert, they need to take the tin foil hat off first. LOL
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Michael Anton Goedeker
Interesting, this thread went south farily quickly....
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John Alex Paxson
You're kidding me ... right??
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Christina L. Phillips
Victory2023
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Minister Butterworth
So many people have so little idea of whats really going on. Barbie is a plastic doll. Nothing evil, just a little kids toy. The writers/directors of this movie are putting sexual preference/identity related stuff. No matter what we believe or who we worship ,can we agree that little children shouldn't be subjected to any type of sexually charged materials until they are old enough. Period.
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Tom Herman
You are kidding me right? It's a feel good kids movie about an iconic doll. Those who find hidden meanings need to become med compliant.
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Tom Herman
Barbie demonic is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. There's no excuse for such an attempt at power and control of a congregation. Clergy who attempt to manipulate should be banned.
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Matthew Mastrogiovanni
The church is obsessed with persecution and they wonder why people are leaving in droves.
Barbie has been around longer than I have. There is nothing demonic here. Preachers who feel the need to make those types of statements should be barred from a pulpit. If my pastor started on that kind of nonsense I would be looking for another church.
Time to start educating the Church leaders on how to identify a false prophet again.
Barbie is an innocent childs toy. It's the content of this film that has gotten so many in such a big uproar. It's wrong to push the lgbtq ideology on children. The children don't need to know anything about anything to do with sex and/or sexual identity-preferences etc at their age. It seems to me that this is an attempt by either perverted writers/directors or some other persons using their position to spread their agenda and try bringing the rest of the world to their level. The targeted indoctrination of our young children with the lgbtq agenda is appalling and it needs to be stopped now. We must work together to protect our youth. And pray daily for God's help.
You have an overactive imagination, like the religious crazies that have previously been mentioned.
So it's not okay to indoctrinate children into believing that the LGBTQ community exists but it's totally fine to religiously indoctrinate children? Seems like a pretty big double standard if you ask me. Especially when there's more priests and pastors being caught for sexually assaulting children than people from the LGBTQ community.
Children should not be taught anything about sex or sexual identity-preferences. Period. Theres plenty time for them to learn that when there old enuf. Some priests/preachers are bad. This is not the fault of the teachings of Gods word nor is it the fault of all the preachers who are not possessed by evil. Ask this question, who is it that wants to teach children of sexual things and why. Theres no respectable reason for putting sexually identity-preferences etc into a childs movie.
First, this was never promoted as a children's movie. The trailers make it pretty obvious that it has adult content.
Second, showing that Gay and Trans people EXIST is NOT promotion. It's life. Unless you also object to wedding rings and straight couples holding hands in public, you can take your homophobic crap and shove off.
So the barbie movie isn't a "children's movie",the children don't know that. Barbie is a childs toy and always has been. What does a child think of when they hear the word barbie...? Toys, play time, etc. What will they think in the future.
I must have been right on the truth judging from the hostility implied in the comments I've read. Hostility is a much used tool for those with no points to present.
https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights