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Throughout the discussion, Gerwig attempted to frame Barbie as a “humanist film” that explores complex ideas around gender roles. She suggested that Ken's character serves as a vessel to explore gender inequality, likening it to real-world issues faced by women—an analogy that critics find somewhat superficial and overly intellectualized. Gerwig argued that Ken's identity as a second-class citizen in Barbie’s universe serves as a "turning tables" metaphor, implying that the film comments on real-world gender oppression.