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Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea? (www.hollywoodreporter.com)

submitted 1 year ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film

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A lack of cultural nostalgia attached to the toy and wariness of the film's feminist messaging may have kept the Korean audience away from the Hollywood mega-hit: "There is no real fan base for 'Barbie' in Korea.”

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[–] Infinitenonblondes@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m not sure The Hollywood Reporter would be anyone’s first place to learn about the internal politics of South Korea.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would agree, if they didn't literally have an article titled "Why Did 'Barbie' Bomb in South Korea?"

[–] QHC@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just because a publication tries to tackle a topic doesn't mean they are qualified, or that we should use that as an example of why the entire industry of journalism should be written off.

[–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

To be fair I generally feel this way about topics I'm actually knowledgeable on. I know the media tries to get it right and in this case it doesn't seem intentional. But it happens far too often and why would I assume it only happens on subjects I'm familiar with?