Cathy Dobbs: Why dads will be dragged along to see Barbie
Think of Barbie and images of little girls playing with their favourite doll, dressing her up in different outfits and driving her around in a pink car come to mind.
She may have been criticised for having an impossibly perfect body and causing girls to feel insecure about their looks from an early age, but that hasn’t stopped her popularity.
Now that the Barbie movie is hitting cinemas everywhere her loyal young fans are being told they aren’t old enough to see the film. The movie has a 12A age-rating, meaning an adult must accompany anyone under the age of 12 to see it when it comes out on Friday.
The rating warns viewers of strong language, moderate innuendo and dangerous behaviour. I hope there are dads out there preparing to embrace their inner Ken and take their little one along to what looks set to be the most plastic fantastic film of the year.
