Kink Education: Barbie Edition

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Recently started exploring the kink lifestyle and had one of those unexpected lightbulb moments…

I heard Aqua’s Barbie Girl again for the first time in years and suddenly thought:

“Wait a minute… was Barbie the submissive all along?”

Now I’m listening to the lyrics with completely different ears and wondering how I missed the dynamic before. 😹

Either I’ve spent too much time learning about kink recently, or there are a lot more hidden D/s references in mainstream songs than I ever realised.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who’s had innocent songs completely ruined… or improved… by discovering kink. 😂

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When I was diagnosed with ADHD I thought the song could be that Barbie has ADHD and Ken's just tryna make sure she's where she needs to be 😂😂😂

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yeah, Mattel tried to sue Aqua over the song because of all the sex references.

there's a lot of references in a lot of songs, some more subtle than others - but the same is true for a lot of ***s/family entertainment where there are a few subtle jokes-for-the-adults thrown in 

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4 hours ago, eyemblacksheep said:

yeah, Mattel tried to sue Aqua over the song because of all the sex references.

there's a lot of references in a lot of songs, some more subtle than others - but the same is true for a lot of ***s/family entertainment where there are a few subtle jokes-for-the-adults thrown in 

Willy Wonka being one of them   Just saying Captain Pugwash!!!!!!!!!

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7 hours ago, callipygian said:

Willy Wonka being one of them   Just saying Captain Pugwash!!!!!!!!!

Captain Pugwash is the subject of many urban legends.  If you rewatch you'll find many claims were not true. 

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I always thought "You're Gorgeous" by Babybird had kink connotations with the lines:
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You tore away my shirt
You rubbed an ice cube on my chest
Snapped me 'til it hurt
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But have just discovered the song has a much darker meaning

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24 minutes ago, gemini_man said:

But have just discovered the song has a much darker meaning

yeah :/

likewise, there's a song 'Dim the Lights' by Ari Mason at one point feels like it's about kink ("Make me shiver, make me weak, I want you kneeling at my feet") but it's actually about *** :/