There’s no such thing as too much pink when it comes to Barbie, but for some, there is such a thing as not enough pink.
Case in point: One woman canceled a date to the “Barbie” movie with her boyfriend when he refused to dress in the uber-trendy hue.
In a since-deleted post on the Reddit forum “Am I The A – -hole,” an anonymous woman said she decided to cancel the date since the “mood was already ruined” after her man said he wouldn’t dress for the occasion.
“The Barbie movie means a lot to me, I’ve been looking forward to this movie for so long. I’ve asked my boyfriend to go to the cinema with me, both dressed in pink. It would show that he supports me, and it’d just be fun,” the post said.
“He agreed to watch the movie with me, but not in pink. I told him wearing pink is minimum effort, he says minimum effort is him coming along to the movie. AITA for finding this unreasonable?”
She went on to say that all her friends’ boyfriends dressed in pink, and her dad and brother would, too.
“I wanted to make a whole event out of it, take pics at the booth etc. The pics would be for our eyes only, not social media,” the woman continued. “We’ve decided to cancel the date since the mood is already ruined. Despite what the title says, we’ve made this decision together.”
In later edits to the post for clarification, she shared that she wasn’t “asking for a lot,” she just wanted him to wear a pink shirt. She also said if roles were revered and her boyfriend asked her “to wear those hats worn in Oppenheimer to the cinema,” she would “do it in a heartbeat.”
In less than 24 hours, the post garnered 7,700 comments with people debating whether or not she was being reasonable.
Some pushed back on her and said it was an unreasonable ask.
“He’s not Ken. He’s not your accessory and he doesn’t have to match you,” one said.
“How is your BF turning up to a movie wearing pink ‘showing support?’ It’s just a movie, not a rally,” another questioned.
“YTA. Sorry. I loved the movie. And my partner wore pink. But because he wanted to. Making someone wear something they don’t want to wear is a huge red flag and very problematic,” someone suggested.
“Imagine throwing this much of a hissy fit for your partner not wearing pink,” a person commented.
Other people agreed with her that it was a fair request.
“I’m going against the grain here. Wearing a pink shirt isn’t going to kill him. And people acting like it is weird. It’s not a huge ask. NTA,” one person wrote.
“NTA. Also: jesus H christ, the number of dudes in this thread who seem to think their d – – k will fall off if they wear pink or are seen enjoying anything perceived as even REMOTELY feminine,” a commenter sounded off.
“These people in the comments are allergic to fun magic and happiness. I get where you’re coming from, I grew up watching all the Barbie movies, and this film has a special place in my heart too,” another agreed.
“NTA. It’s a fun idea. Any guy so that can’t wear pink once for a big event has a lot insecurity and fears about what other people think. Enjoy the movie with your friends or family!” someone said.
The “Barbie” movie has taken the internet by storm, inspiring a cultural and fashion trend dubbed “Barbiecore” and even contributing to a pink paint shortage.
Pink-clad moviegoers have packed theaters to see the Greta Gerwig-directed — but not everyone thought the movie about life in plastic was so fantastic.
In reaction to people criticizing the pretty-in-pink film, a user on X, the social media app formerly known as Twitter, turned the one-star reviews into memes that look like advertisements for the movie.
“I took 1 star reviews of #Barbie from furious men on Letterboxd and put them on the posters because it makes the film seem ever cooler,” @TechnicallyRon tweeted during the film’s opening weekend.
“An alienating dangerous and perverse film,” one poster read.
“The feminist agenda will kill us all,” another one has written across it.
“A pink acid trip that feels like being slapped by lots of confusingly attractive people,” another quipped.
But Gerwig, 39, won’t let any of these comments bring down her Ken-ergy.
“Certainly, there’s a lot of passion. My hope for the movie is that it’s an invitation for everybody to be part of the party and let go of the things that aren’t necessarily serving us as either women or men,” the director told the New York Times.
“I hope that in all of that passion, if they see it or engage with it, it can give them some of the relief that it gave other people,” she added in response to the interviewer’s question about whether she anticipated getting such vociferous criticism.
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