Just like with the Kens, what empowers Barbies (seeing themselves as powerful and perfect) causes problems in their world. The film clearly argues that any gender holding a disproportionate amount of power is an issue. It has no double-standard about masculinity or femininity.
it literally showed that the patriarchy harms both men and women and the conclusion for ken's character is that he is enough just as he is, he doesn't have to pretend to be a big macho guy nor does he have to he depend on barbie, he's just ken https://t.co/Q6lpBkA1pL
Thinking about how barbie was able to be assertive in her boundaries with ken every time he tried to make a move on her because shes never lived in a world where women fear the consequences of saying no pic.twitter.com/AbPazkrogP