Barbie (on stage): ...and this next song is called, "Barbie Roberts, I miss you and wish we were best friends again."
Barbie (in crowd): oh no, one of those "look for the hidden meaning" songs...
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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'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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it’s like we’re meant to be, like destiny so right / how did we ever survive before us
[IMAGE ID: a digital drawing of malibu barbie and brooklyn barbie. malibu is sitting down on a chair and brooklyn is sitting on her lap, facing her. their cheeks are touching and only their heads and hair are coloured. their clothes and chair are lined and shaded, with the bright pink background showing behind/through. brooklyn has the bi flag on her cheek and malibu has the lesbian flag on hers. / END ID]
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*comes back from the dead to post barbie*
hi ive been really into vtubers so here is malibu barbie and brooklyn barbie as vtubers. should i do other types of barbies too...i think im gonna
anyway
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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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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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Ok I’m finally watching “Barbie Big City Dreams”
Mattel making a character named Barbie Roberts and having her be a black girl is very healing to my inner child but besides the current point.
Brooklyn Barbie and Malibu Barbie are so girlfriend coded. We love to see it
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