I’m a Barbie Girl In a Brutal World

Lessons from the new “Barbie” film

“Did I break the glass ceiling or does life just suck?” Composite by author, original photos by Arunachal Art and Nicolla Nuttall

Like many millennial women, I grew up with Barbie. That unforgettable shade of pink, the plethora of outfits, the PTSD from trying to comb their hair or put on those tiny plastic heels…Barbie was a crucial part of my childhood, along with Beanie Babies, slap bracelets, and questionably dark cartoons.