When Lauren Chen first heard about Warner Bros.’ new “Barbie” movie, she couldn’t hide her excitement. Like many girls who grew up in the '90s, Chen loved playing with Barbie dolls as a child.
That excitement only escalated when she discovered that Amy Schumer, who was originally rumored to play Barbie, dropped out of the film because it wasn’t “feminist” enough for her taste.
“Amy Schumer thinking a movie is not feminist enough … is a seal of approval,” Chen says.
However, her enthusiasm quickly dissipated when comedian Kate McKinnon, who also plays in the movie, said that “Barbie” is “about how gender roles deny people half their humanity.”
“Red flags everywhere,” Chen responds, adding, “Even if you don’t fit into a gender role, trust me, we are open enough as a society where your humanity will not be denied.”
Further, “Why is the discussion of gender roles happening in my Barbie movie?” she scolds. “I just want to see Barbie … wearing different outfits and looking cute, maybe driving around in a pink convertible. Is that too much to ask?”
Unfortunately, humanity-denying gender roles aren't the only woke concept pushed in the movie. Men, or “the Kens,” are portrayed as no more than accessories.
Issa Rae, another actress in the film, is quoted saying, “I think a Ken is just a great accessory. That’s what I loved about Greta’s imagining of Barbie … the Kens are just supplemental characters to these Barbies; while Barbies can do everything, Kens are there to kind of support and don’t necessarily have their own story.”
Reduce men to accessories, thus driving home the idea that gender roles deny humanity? That makes a lot of sense …
“I love it when male characters are just poorly written in two dimensions; that’s just the backbone of a great movie, obviously,” Chen retorts.
But that’s only the beginning of “Barbie’s” wokeism.
“There are actually more warning signs about this movie, more indicators that say ‘you should not go see it,”’ Chen says, unless you want to pay to hear “Hollywood weirdos lecture [you] about their fringe, elitist political views.”
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A 66-year-old man in the United Kingdom who's been donating blood for nearly 50 years was turned away from a clinic last week because he wouldn't answer an apparently new question on a form that asks if the prospective blood donor is pregnant, the Daily Mail reported.
The director of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service told the outlet that the agency has a "duty to promote inclusiveness — therefore all donors are now asked the same questions."
Leslie Sinclair — who has donated 125 pints of blood in his life — was told he had to answer a part of the form that asks if he's expecting a child or has been pregnant in the past six months, the Daily Mail said, adding that pregnant women must wait six months after giving birth to donate blood.
After he argued that as a man — and as a person age 66 years — the question doesn't apply to him and that he shouldn't have to answer it, Sinclair said clinic staffers replied that they couldn't accept his blood, the outlet said.
With that, Sinclair walked away over the "nonsensical" policy, the Daily Mail reported.
"I am angry because I have been giving blood since I was 18 and have regularly gone along," the father of two from Stirling in central Scotland told the outlet. "I'm very happy to do so without any problem."
Sinclair added the following to the Daily Mail:
There is always a form to fill in and that's fine — they tend to ask about medical conditions or diseases — and clearly that's because the blood needs to be safe. This time around, there was a question I hadn't seen before: "Are you pregnant, or have you been in the last six months?" which required a yes or no answer. I pointed out to the staff that it was impossible for me to be in that position, but I was told that I would need to answer, otherwise I couldn't give blood. I told them that was stupid, and that if I had to leave, I wouldn't be back, and that was it. I got on my bike and cycled away. It is nonsensical, and it makes me angry because there are vulnerable people waiting for blood, including children, and in desperate need of help. But they've been denied my blood because of the obligation to answer a question that can't possibly be answered.
Sinclair added to the outlet that his wife, Margaret, 59, also was appalled: "She just can't understand it, either."
Professor Marc Turner, director of SNBTS, last week told the Daily Mail about the new policy.
"We appreciate the support of each and every one of our donor community and thank Mr. Sinclair for his commitment over a long number of years," Turner told the outlet. "Whilst pregnancy is only a relevant question to those whose biological sex or sex assigned at birth is female, sex assigned at birth is not always visually clear to staff. As a public body we take cognizance of changes in society around how such questions may be asked without discrimination and have a duty to promote inclusiveness — therefore all donors are now asked the same questions."
The National Health Service in England launched a campaign last week to recruit a million more blood donors over the next five years due to falling numbers during the pandemic, the outlet said, adding that the SNBTS began a drive earlier in June to find 16,000 new donors in the coming year.
United States passports are becoming inclusive.
Beginning in April, American citizens will be able to select "X" for their gender on applications for U.S. passports, the Biden administration announced Thursday.
According to the State Department, nonbinary American citizens or those who do not conform to traditional gender expression will be able to select "X" as their gender for their passport beginning April 11.
"We are committed to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people — including LGBTQI+ individuals," the State Department's website states. "We are taking further steps toward demonstrating this commitment to better serve all U.S. citizens, regardless of gender identity."
Jessica Stern — the U.S. special envoy to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI+) persons — claimed the "issuance of X gender markers on U.S. passports does not create new definitions nor rights" because the policy change "recognizes the true identity of the passport holder."
"The lived realities of transgender, intersex, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming persons reflect that there is a wider spectrum of humanity than is represented by a binary sex designation on passports," Stern claimed.
However, passports, which are property of an issuing government, are not designed to be a form of self-expression. Rather, they are issued by countries to verify the identity of international travelers and provide critical information about the passport holder.
The announcement about passports was made as the Biden administration celebrated March 31 as "Transgender Day of Visibility."
Coinciding with the rollout of gender-neutral passports, the Biden administration announced the Transportation Security Administration would implement numerous changes to promote gender inclusivity, including enhanced security screening technology to "improve the experience of travelers, particularly those who are transgender and non-binary travelers."
The administration also disclosed that officials are pushing airlines to use and accept the "X" gender designation.
Aside from travel, the Department of Health and Human Services also released a document promoting "gender-affirming" health care for children, including puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and irreversible surgeries on genitals and reproductive organs.
As Europe watched the largest conventional military attack enacted in Ukraine since World War II, Great Britain is reportedly making sure that U.K. spies recognize their privilege and are encouraging them to use the proper pronouns.
The Daily Mail published leaked documents that British intelligence agencies are promoting inclusive language while doing away with verbiage that may "reinforce dominant cultural patterns."
The alleged toolkit is titled "Mission Critical," and is intended for MI5 (the U.K's domestic intelligence agency), MI6 (the U.K.'s foreign intelligence agency known as the Secret Intelligence Service and SIS), and the Government Communications Headquarters (the U.K.'s intelligence, security, and cyber agency known as GCHQ).
The guidance for England's spies was reportedly approved by Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the U.K.'s national security adviser, who wrote, "This toolkit is called 'Mission Critical' because a diverse and inclusive culture is critical to succeeding in our national security missions."
The document, which was reportedly published internally on Dec. 6, urges Britain's spies to declare their pronouns and to add them to email signatures.
"Sharing your pronouns, if you are comfortable doing this, helps to create an environment in which this is normal," the document allegedly states.
In a section regarding inclusive language, the toolkit notes, "In national security, look out for words and phrases, such as 'strong' or 'grip,' that reinforce the dominant cultural patterns."
"Avoid jargon, hierarchy or gender biases," the internal document states, and recommends refraining from using the word "manpower."
"Use gender-neutral language to reflect people's diversity and reduce stereotypes and assumptions, for example about job roles and functions which need not be gender-defined," the document states.
"The toolkit says staff should 'understand your unconscious bias,' 'be aware of intersectionality [the idea that different forms of prejudice can overlap],' 'acknowledge your privilege,' and consider refusing to speak on all-male panels," the guidance says, according to the Daily Mail.
The toolkit purportedly encourages intelligence officers to read a list of books regarding equity, including those by leading critical race theory advocate Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Last April, the transgender flag was flown at the MI6 headquarters in London to mark the Transgender Day of Visibility.
Richard Moore — the chief of the Secret Intelligence Service — declared, "We’re proud of our trans and non-binary colleagues and committed to providing an inclusive workplace where you can be your true self. Diversity makes us more effective, inclusion makes us stronger."
The state of California could eventually start requiring large retail department stores to have a gender neutral display section containing toys and childcare items.
The bill would force retailers with a certain number of employees to have a gender neutral area to display "a reasonable selection" of such products "regardless of whether they have been traditionally marketed for either girls or for boys."
The legislation passed the California Senate Wednesday, kicking it back to the state Assembly for a procedural vote prior to when it can then go to Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to the Associated Press.
Starting in 2024 non-compliant stores can face a $250 civil penalty for a first infraction and $500 for a subsequent violation.
According to the AP, Democratic Assemblyman Evan Low said the proposal was inspired by a 10-year-old child named Britten whose mom works in his legislative office.
"Britten asked her mom while shopping why certain things in a store were 'off limits' to her because she was a girl, but would be fine if she was a boy," Low said, according to the outlet. "Thankfully, my colleagues recognized the pure intentions of this bill and the need to let kids be kids."
GOP State Sen. Melissa Melendez voted to oppose the legislation, noting that she would "recommend we let parents be parents," according to the outlet. "I don't think parents need the government to step in and tell them how they should shop for their children," she said.
Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener noted that he and Low are "childless gay men" but defended their right to hold views regarding kids and families, according to the AP.
"We know what it was like to grow up not conforming to the way that your gender is supposed to be," he said, noting: "This is about making safe spaces for all children in today's society and not pushing, sometimes forcing children to conform."
While the AP said the bill would not apply to clothes, it appears that another version of the bill last year did apply to clothing.
"I was inspired to introduce this bill after 8-year-old Britten asked, 'Why should a store tell me what a girl's shirt or toy is?'" Assemblymember Evan Low said, according to a 2020 press release about that prior version of the legislation. "Her bill will help children express themselves freely and without bias. We need to let kids be kids."
Bill H.4750, described as "An Act to ensure legal parentage equality," changes language concerning paternity, children born out of wedlock, as well as mothers and fathers.
Tom Cotton is demanding answers from Defense Secretary Austin on why the DOD is using so-called 'gender-neutral language' in military awards.
While activists with a political ax to grind continue their efforts to erase mothers, the nature of a mother’s role is irreplaceable.
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