Doll designs for Barbie’s 65th anniversary by Carlyle Nuera
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Round 2, Match 1
Zolf Smith and Oscar Wilde (Zoscar) from Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast vs. Barbie "Malibu" Roberts and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts (Barbie^2) from Barbie!
Propaganda for Zoscar:
They're a canon qpr and have an explicitly stated "non-romantic but deeply platonic commitment" to each other
They've got such a fun arc and in the end open up an inn together and are just. The most (affectionately) bickering married couple. Also the first time they met each other Zolf headbutted Wilde and threatened to drown him in a bucket (and would have done it, too. How things can change)
Propaganda for Barbie^2:
Almost immediately after meeting each other they feel like they're meant to be together and have a whole song asking how they ever survived before knowing each other. Malibu changed schools and relocated across the country so they could be together. They plan their futures together. Epic Road Trip is a Netflix choose your own adventure thing and in every single ending except one incredibly hard to get ending, Malibu permanently moves to New York or London with Brooklyn so they can pursue their careers together once they graduate.
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I made this for Pinterest, but I figured I’d share it here, too.
These are from my favorite Barbie movies and shows. I swear I learn so much from Barbie. The movies and shows are pure, and I’ve applied things to my life that I’ve learned from them.
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‘Malibu’ and ‘brooklyn’ literally shut up just call each other babe
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Barbie Epic Road Trip:
Brooklyn: we need to hurry to the audition
Ken: we need to take as long as possible and enjoy the trip so I can spend time with Barbi-
there’s also a lot of dogs
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so i haven’t watched Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams (bc i j haven’t had a chance), but are Barbie and Barbie meant to be gay?
because if not…what is happening.
like i said, i haven’t seen it, but from what i’ve seen, it literally does not make sense for them to not be in love.
like. those are lesbians, right?
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Round 1, Match 2
Karina Lyle and Ryan Goldsmith (goldenrose) from Tiger & Bunny vs. Barbie "Malibu" Roberts and Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts (Barbie^2) from Barbie!
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I've alluded to it a few times, and I don't know how common knowledge it is, but I wanted to talk a little bit about Malibu and Brooklyn.
This is all relatively new stuff in the Barbie lore so I hope I haven't got any of this wrong! As far as I am aware, Brooklyn was introduced as a character in 2021, debuting first on Barbie's YouTube channel in a vlog, and then in the movie Barbie: Big City Big Dreams. She has subsequently made multiple appearances on YouTube, as part of the series It Takes Two among other media appearances, and in the doll line.
Brooklyn is a Black woman whose name coincidentally also happens to be Barbie Roberts. When she befriended the Barbie Roberts we know, to distinguish themselves from one another, they referred to each other by their home town - Brooklyn and Malibu.
(Even though Barbie's hometown is actually Willows, Wisconsin - but that's a whole other thing).
As a marketing choice, this appears to be with the motive of establishing a Black Barbie as her own distinctive character with a personality distinct from the white blonde Barbie, as well as to showcase diversity in their non-doll line products by featuring both a Black woman and a white woman as co-leads in their products - as opposed to a white woman lead with diverse friends.
I specifically want to talk about the Barbie: Life in the City doll pictured above for one other reason too - and it is completely unrelated to Malibu and Brooklyn.
One of the accessories Brooklyn comes packaged with in this travel set is a pink face mask!
I don't actually know off hand of any other Barbies (excluding doctors and nurses) who come packaged with a face mask. That's super cool.
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I need to get that shelf soon. 😬
PS: I just got The Glyph (and her duck, Tiger) from the new show “Barbie: a touch of magic” She’s perfect.
My collection has exploded recently. I went from 3, then all of these within a week.
I also just got the original Midge! She was my dream Barbie. It came with her case and everything.
I haven’t unpacked the doll herself yet because I need to figure out how to best keep her safe when I get the shelf. I have stands but they’re plastic and go around the waist, and I don’t want it to scratch her. This one didn’t come with the stand, so I’m not sure what I’ll do yet. Maybe buy a looser stand that doesn’t go around the waist? Any advice would be great.
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