Weird Barbie – Know Your Meme

This submission is currently being researched & evaluated! You can help confirm this entry by contributing facts, media, and other evidence of notability and mutation. About Weird Barbie is a character from the 2023 Barbie movie played by Kate McKinnon, described America Ferrera’s character Gloria as a Barbie you make weird “by playing with them too hard.” Following the film’s release on July 21st, 2023, Weird Barbie inspired fan art and memes, also inspiring a TikTok trend where users showcase their weird Barbie dolls. Origin On July 21st, 2023, the Barbie movie was released in theaters. The movie features a character played by Kate McKinnon called “Weird Barbie,” a Barbie who was played with too roughly and is described on her character poster as “always in the splits.”[1] A scene featuring Weird Barbie was uploaded to the Rotten Tomatoes Coming Soon YouTube[2] channel 10 days before the film’s release, garnering over 618,000 views in two weeks (shown below). Spread Weird Barbie became the subject of memes and fan content following the film’s release. On July 22nd, Twitter[3] user @zanadoodles posted an image of the Cynthia doll from Rugrats, writing, “the original weird barbie,” garnering over 28,900 likes in 10 days
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