The host of an HBO show recently went after Barbie. People with podcasts and cable talk shows know controversy brings an audience, if only briefly. Bill Maher called the film "man-hating," knowing its defenders would just share his message further. It's something Maher did in 2018 after comics icon Stan Lee passed away. Instead of a tribute, he attacked his life works, suggesting that comic books and the movies they inspired have made the world a worse place. Twice. Yet, the modern-day shock jock might be sincere because people have been underestimating things they view as "kids' stuff" for as long as stories have been told.
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