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Some commentators, including prominent outlets and celebrities, highlighted the politicized nature of the backlash. Rachel Zegler, for one, publicly criticized historical portrayals of women, claiming they were offensive, while other figures like Whoopi Goldberg defended the film as a benign product of childhood nostalgia. Goldberg pointed out that Barbie was a doll without genitalia, emphasizing its innocence and suggesting that adult interpretations might be overreaching—an argument that many found dismissive or reductive.