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‘Barbie’ Film Awakens China’s ‘Pink Shame’, Reviving Feminist Icon
For the first time, you don’t need to look at the ticket stubs, and you don’t have to ask questions. You can identify the movie that will be shown here by just looking at the proportion of female audience waiting at the entrance of the theater and the shades of pink outfits. When people dig out a pink dress with a sense of ritual and go to a movie like a party, it has already won. ”Barbie” may be one of the most-discussed movies of the summer, even though it’s not doing as well in mainland China as it did stateside. “Barbie,” released on July 21, grossed $155 million domestically…