Fergus Finlay: What is it with Barbie that has some men in such a tizzy?

It makes a villain out of no one, but would, I suspect, be genuinely inspiring to a lot of girls and younger women — and boys too

Ryan Gosling as Ken and Margot Robbie as Barbie. 'The movie is a brilliantly entertaining satire. It turns stereotypes on their heads and makes us smile at how absurd they are.'

I wanted to start by saying “you made me do it, David”, because it’s the politer thing to say.

But I realised that you, dear reader, mightn’t immediately twig who I’m talking to, because he’s not someone who’s in my reckoning that much.