Features, OpinionOpinion: Barbie doesn’t belong in a boxPosted on July 15, 2023 CNN — The release of the hotly-anticipated “Barbie” movie is almost upon us, and the cultural buzz has never been louder. The film, starring Margot Robbie in the lead role and directed by Greta Gerwig, debuts on July 21 (its distributor and CNN share a parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery). I haven’t seen Gerwig’s movie yet, but I do know that, along with almost every woman I know, I have had a lot of feelings about the resurgence of Barbie in public consciousness over the past six months.
