We were tricked, we were backstabbed, and we were quite possibly (no, definitely) bamboozled. With the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations came a whopping eight nominations for last summer’s cinematic phenomenon, Barbie, but notably absent? A Best Actress nomination for Margot Robbie and a Best Director nomination for Greta Gerwig for their respective roles in the film. The noteworthy snubs were rounded out by Ryan Gosling’s nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ken in the movie. The irony of two of the most important women involved in Barbie missing out on nominations for a film that tackles the stereotypes and gender inequality women deal with in a male-dominated world is a less-than-subtle nod to the patriarchy, and there weren’t even horses involved this time. (Even Gosling himself expressed his disappointment, saying in a statement: “There is no Barbie movie without Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie, the two people most responsible for this history-making, globally-celebrated film.”)
So as we sit here in our disdain at the Academy getting it wrong yet again, we wanted to celebrate all that is Barbie with some recipes that exude Barbiecore—which, by definition, “isn’t just about wearing a certain shade [of pink]. It means channeling a confident attitude and exuding happiness into the world, almost infectiously.” Because despite these snubs, women should still scream happy confidence (or any type of confidence, for that matter) into this world, just like these recipes do.
Make these recipes with us! Don’t let your husband take credit! Grab your rollerblades! We sound our Barbie-ric yawps over the roofs of the world at midnight!Â
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