The spectacular femininity of bimbos and 'Barbie'

The <em>Barbie</em> movie has arrived and we seem to be reaching peak Barbie-mania. But, Barbie's brand of hyperfeminine fun has been on the rise for years — especially online among left leaning femmes who call themselves bimbos and have been giving the term a new meaning. <br><br>Host <a href="https://twitter.com/bmluse">Brittany Luse</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/binarythis">Hannah McCann</a>, a lecturer at the University of Melbourne who specializes in critical femininity studies, explore how both Barbie and real-life bimbos are criticized for being bad role models, and yet this carefree, maximalist, feminine style may actually be a little subversive.