Joe Rogan is no stranger to controversy himself, as he has opined in the past about political, sports, and entertainment figures and has fearlessly tackled such hot-button issues as COVID-19 mandates and government secrets, including the existence of UFOs. As for the flap over "Barbie," Rogan said on "The Joe Rogan Experience" that the anti-male outcry is simply much ado about nothing. "No one's ever done a movie like this before," Rogan said. "... It was a bizarre movie, but it was a fun, silly movie; I laughed. But at the end of it, I was like, 'How did people get outraged at that?' I know some people personally who said it's anti-men. I'm like, 'No, it's making fun of dorks.'"
One thing the film's objectors fail to recognize, Rogan added, is that the movie isn't painting a story about men with one broad stroke. "Are we gonna do this thing where we put all men [into] one category? We're not gonna judge people as individuals?" Rogan asked.
Rogan also gave his observations on whether "Barbie" — which stars Margot Robbie in the title role — is "woke" and pointed to Ken's (Ryan Gosling) true purpose in the film. "They think it's a super-woke movie. ... It's also a movie about how Barbies are the dolls that everyone cares about, and Ken is just a f***ing accessory, which is real," Rogen said. "When you bring these things into a movie, you make real-life Barbieland, that's how they have to be 'cause that's how it is in the real world."
Controversies aside, "Barbie" is still playing in theaters.
