A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film’s feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for ‘Barbie’ in Korea.”

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Then it seems pretty sexist to leave women out of the opportunity to effectively defend themselves in case North Korea ever attacks.

        • @seejur
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          61 year ago

          Isn’t that why men say that if they want to get the same privileges they should enroll as well?

          The caviat is that the mandatory service is two years long, which most Korean women don’t want to waste in the military

            • @Axium
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              31 year ago

              That’s a perfectly reasonable thing to learn whilst still technically at war with a tyrannical socialist neighbour.

    • @firewyre
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      21 year ago

      This was an incredibly stupid thing to say when their only direct neighbor wants them all dead.

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        If the threat is that large then it should be no issue to have a standing, regular army instead of forced conscription.

        • @Deftdrummer
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          -51 year ago

          There’s this thing called pride… and not the type you’re likely all about.