‘Cringe’: Nadia Jamil does NOT like Barbie at all

Not your Barbie girl?

While the rest of the world (completely excluding Punjab) is celebrating the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, veteran actress Nadia Jamil seems to not share the same opinion. Jamil took to Twitter to share some of the problems she noticed in the film.

In her Twitter post, the ‘Sitara Aur Mehrunisa’ actress shared that the film mocked a pregnant doll, who was only shown twice.

“Being pregnant is the most natural thing in the world. Get over it. To encourage little girls to see it as something repulsive is an awful idea,” she wrote.

She went on to write that the film also discouraged flat feet, calling them ‘beautiful’.

“I have flat feet. They are beautiful. I dont know why everyone is puking over flat feet. Another unhealthy thing to teach little kids.”

Nadia also shared the film was not interested in supporting equality because it encourages “bullying and domineering men”

“The Barbie world is awful/cruel 2 the Ken’s & Barbies are never interested in equality. They are interested in bullying & domineering men,almost in revenge 4 the real world. Another s**** message 2 kids.”

Read her complete post:

I’d like 2 share a few of my cringe moments while watching #Barbie. I’d also like 2 say the ONLY reason I wasted my money on it was because @govtofpunjabpk banned it😂

1/ “Pregnant doll is just too weird” This doll is shown twice & mocked both times.
Being pregnant is the most… pic.twitter.com/8wjMP4VRFz

— Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) July 25, 2023

Some Twitter users did not agree with Nadia’s take. One user wrote:

“You missed the entire point. It’s a satirical take on beauty standards perpetuated by ‘Stereotypical Barbie,’ which is the Robbie’s character’s name. The OTT manner in which this is conveyed is to highlight the absurdity of these notions. Her entire journey is one of unlearning.”

You missed the entire point. It's a satirical take on beauty standards perpetuated by 'Stereotypical Barbie,' which is the Robbie's character's name. The OTT manner in which this is conveyed is to highlight the absurdity of these notions. Her entire journey is one of unlearning

— Sajeer Shaikh (@sajeershaikh) July 25, 2023

Another user pointed out that the film was a satire that was mocking the brand

I think you've missed the point! Unfortunately, the Barbie brand was all these things that you've mentioned but the film is actually mocking the brand. It's a comedy for anyone who was a kid in the 90s and it's been done so well.

— Reshma MRAeS ✈ (@TheRealPakora) July 25, 2023

I love Nadia but the way she missed the entire point just goes to show how our parents' generation just weren't built to understand satire https://t.co/TSL2usL5K2

— s | free 🇵🇸 (@ranaslander) July 25, 2023

Just do everyone a favour and just don’t watch the movie. It’s a MOVIE for a reason. Smh. Har cheez main wokeness nahi ghusaani hoti. https://t.co/hLW4X1YrjT

— Nur (@KakarWithOneK) July 25, 2023