▲ 43 ▼ Why Did ‘Barbie’ Bomb in South Korea? (www.hollywoodreporter.com) submitted 3 years ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to c/moviesandtv@lemmy.film 43 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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.”
[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) I would agree, if they didn't literally have an article titled "Why Did 'Barbie' Bomb in South Korea?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] QHC@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QHC@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years 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? permalink fedilink source parent