![]() Wilde says Pine’s character was inspired by Jordan Peterson, whom she describes as a “hero to the incel community.” The hypnotic podcast host convinces Styles that both he and Pugh would be happier living in a fantasy throwback to an era where the men worked and the women played housewife. Feeling emasculated by his wife’s taxing job as a doctor and his own unemployment, Styles’ character listens to a men’s rights podcast and falls under the influence of its host, played by Chris Pine. She’s trapped in a simulation by her partner (Harry Styles). Male fragility onscreen, beyond Kenīut the third-act twist of Don’t Worry Darling-major spoilers ahead for this fraught film-is that Florence Pugh’s character isn’t actually living in a 1950s suburban utopia. When Ken quickly falls under the sway of the patriarchy and returns to Barbieland to preach its gospel, one can’t help but think of certain male rights activists recruiting impressionable young followers. So Ken eventually decides that if he cannot participate in the patriarchy in the real world, he’ll bring the philosophy back to Barbieland, transforming it into the Kendom. The businessman assures him that they are doing patriarchy correctly, they just need to hide it better than they used to. He complains to one man in a business suit that his company must not be “doing patriarchy right” if a man without any qualifications can’t get a job. Unfortunately, he learns that he can’t just walk his way into a job as a banker or doctor. Ken is enthralled by this newfound power. While men on Venice Beach ogle Barbie, they treat Ken with a certain degree of respect. When Ken enters the real world, people suddenly call him “sir” and ask for his advice or help. Read More: We’re Ignoring the Real Reason Barbie Might Dominate the Box Office (Maybe they live on the beach and that’s why Ken’s job is, nonsensically, “Beach.”) But the implication is certainly that Ken would really prefer if he had more of Barbie’s attention: He can never stay over because Barbie tells him “every night is girls’ night,” and while the Barbies live in the dream houses, the Kens don’t seem to have their own homes. He charmingly replies that he doesn’t know. When he asks to stay over, she asks innocently what they would do. When he tries to kiss Barbie goodnight, she stares at him blankly. He doesn’t have the, um, parts down there to even really understand what sex is. ![]() These online misogynist groups are a breeding ground for toxic language that has also spilled over into real-world violence. These men spend a lot of time on internet forums bashing feminists and longing for the days when women didn’t work, men controlled women’s bodies, and men’s mere earning power could all but “guarantee” them a sexual partner or wife. Short for “involuntary celibate,” incel is a term that certain men use for themselves to describe a state where they feel rejected by women, and resentful toward them as a result. If Ken weren’t so ridiculous, he’d be threatening. Gosling does, indeed, pull off what could have bene a tricky character.
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