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3rd August 2023
08:09am BST
Marc Maron has unleashed on men who are taking issue with the box-office-blockbuster, Barbie, for being "woke".
The comedian, actor and podcaster took aim at angry men in a TikTok review of the Greta Gerwig film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in the lead roles.
Maron branded men angry at the feminist-themed movie, "a bunch of f****** insecure babies."
Ben Shapiro was so upset by Barbie he posted a 43-minute rant and set fire to dolls, and Piers Morgan said it was based "demonstrable lie."
“I saw Barbie and I thought it was a f****** masterpiece," Maron said.
"And like, I don’t throw that word around lightly, but, Jesus Christ.
Maron said he didn’t know what to expect of the film and was not particularly excited about seeing it either, but was left impressed by the breadth of its critique of society.
“It’s like it does a fairly amazing thing to create a sort of broad-based entertainment product that applies to the entire spectrum," he explained.
"I think primarily of women. And then just seep it in progressive politics and basic feminism in a way that’s funny, informative, and well-executed in a context that is completely engaging is f****** monumental."
The comic went on to say that he had never seen anything like Barbie that so “thoroughly explains feminist ideas in a way that’s funny.”
“And the comedy about men is inspired and the fact that certain men took offense to the point where they, you know, tried to build a grift around it in terms of their narrative as right-wing **** is so embarrassing for them.
“I mean, so embarrassing for them. Any dude that can’t take those hits in that movie, they’ve really got to look in their pants and decide what they’re made of. I mean, Jesus Christ, what a bunch of f****** insecure babies.”
Since being released on 21 July, the media has been awash with stories of how its themes have caused women to evaluate their relationships or led to disagreements.
Barbie has continued to dominate the global box office with $781M globally through its second weekend.
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