In this Part 2 of 2 episode, Jenna from The Way Witch and I discuss Umbra Barbie: How Barbieworld forces Empathy-Challenged Non-Collaborative Behavior.

Sections:

0:00 Intro Credits
1:06 Thanking Patrons
1:54 Content Warnings: Swearing (check your audience!); Mention of the supremacist cis hetero capitalist patriarchal empire we all live in a.k.a. the kyriarchy; the weirdness of “owning” small people as a white woman; Arts and Craft to make anatomically accurate dolls; play therapy to catalyze intimate partner violence and “drama” (a la real housewives?); Implicit and explicit systemic oppression of divergent people and Madness/Serious Mental Illness (Major Depression, BPD, SUD and ED, specifically); and mention of the movie’s cartoonish depictions of infanticide of babydolls in the first scenes.
2:34 Co-host intro: Jenna, The Way Witch
2:56 Grounding Prayer
3:40 Elec-Ture
6:08 The Human Being / Human Winner Masc(uline) Monomyth... so unsatisfying.
11:52 Human Giver Syndrome and The Mad (wo)Man in the Beach
21:52 Mad Kenough is not enough!
28:09:00 The Umbra perpetuates itself: How Barbieworld won't let St Barbie be loving to Ken or acknowledge group effort
35:09:00 Side Note: How much does RH hate being a mother, and some Surprise! DARVO bullshit at the end of the movie
37:26:00 Thesis: Mad Ken is an avatar for the experience of women within patriarchy, but he is judged by the diegetic co-residents of Barbieworld and the Real World, and by the non-diegetic audience and critics, according to masc/ableist standards for behavior, and he is abandoned according to ECNC behaviors, required to heal himself without support, and told this is a triumph and exciting, in order to maintain Hollywood’s access to Mattel’s brand material.
Audio quality note: I added the addendum about music and fantasy of retribution when I was scanning the audio at 1.5 speed, so I accidentally recorded my aside at 1.5 speed and didn't catch that it was then slowed down when I rendered the MP3. When I get my mental ducks in a row, I will re-record that and re-upload it.
45:38:00 bonus critiques of white feminism
54:20:00 Unplanned Extra Thesis: The power of Decoding - we are hungry for revolution and we will find in emergent revelations. Long Live Fan Fiction!
1:05:03 Outro Credits

Please see the show notes at UnderTheUmbra.info for the slide show, (a transcript in the future) and the large number of references and links.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community. I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.
Find the show's home at Under The Umbra . Info
Support the show via Patreon.com
This show is brought to you by Bridge to Becoming, LLC.
Music is by SoulProdMusic and used with permission.
Under the Umbra Podcast logo is by Lo Carter.
Subtitle was crafted by Vera Alcorn.

In this episode, Jenna from The Way Witch and I discuss Umbra Barbie: How Barbieworld forces Empathy-Challenged Non-Collaborative Behavior.

Sections:

0:00.000 Intro / Credits
1:06.264 Thanking Patrons
1:54.734 Introduction Chat
2:53.174 Co-host intros with some dogs
3:38.284 Grounding Prayer (with dogs and roommates)
5:28.563 Getting Started - Umbra Barbie is chaotic because the movie is chaotic
10:45.451 Can't talk about Barbie without talking about our relationship to Barbie
21:46.801 In this essay I will... (the agenda)
30:53.977 Capitalism as played by Mattel and The Patriarchy as played by Hollywood with the shadowy Kyriarchy looming behind
32:36.375 Ruth Handler's ECNC signs
39:34.734 Waves of Feminism, as conceptualized by me, are in development not in time
45:53.519 How (not) To Criticize Your Funders and Handlers (ha ha)
57:30.133 End Transition and review of Agenda

Please see the show notes at UnderTheUmbra.info for the slide show, (a transcript in the future) and the large number of references and links.

This is Under the Umbra: Using Empathy and Collaboration to Navigate a World of Shadows. In each episode, Electra and the co-hosts explore ways to think about and plan for difficult relationships with people and systems in a way that stays grounded in values and centers community. I invite you to try out focusing on Empathy and Collaboration as a realistic and compassionate model for interpersonal interactions. If you find yourself Under the Umbra, let’s find our way back to the light.
Find the show's home at Under The Umbra . Info
Support the show via Patreon.com
This show is brought to you by Bridge to Becoming, LLC.
Music is by SoulProdMusic and used with permission.
Under the Umbra Podcast logo is by Lo Carter.
Subtitle was crafted by Vera Alcorn.