‘Barbie’ Co-Writer Noah Baumbach Thought ‘Men Could Take’ the Film’s Patriarchy Jokes. Then ‘Anti-Man’ Backlash Started: ‘I Mean, Come On!’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Barbie” screenwriters Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach joined together for a “60 Minutes” interview in which they were asked about the surprising “anti-man” backlash to their blockbuster comedy.
Several conservative figures blasted “Barbie” after it opened in theaters over the summer for its patriarchy jokes, which they perceived as being anti-man.
Bill Maher even went on record calling the film “man-hating.” “The movie is meant to be a big-hearted thing, even though it’s poking fun at everyone,” Gerwig said when such accusations were brought up in the interview. “I planned this in my head.
I’ll just say it. This is not man-hating anymore than Aristophanes’ ‘Lysistrata’ was man-hating. That doesn’t sound like a sick burn when you say it out loud like that.
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