50 Times The Simpsons Saw It Coming Before the World Did

Lisa takes on the world of dolls when she discovers Malibu Stacy’s new talking version spouts vapid, sexist nonsense like “Don’t ask me, I’m just a girl.” Her outrage leads to the creation of a more empowering alternative. At the time, it mocked consumer culture and gender stereotypes.

But fast forward to 2023, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie tackled many of the same issues head-on—misogyny, corporate feminism, and the existential confusion of a plastic identity. What Lisa demanded, the film delivered decades later. Once dismissed as kid stuff, doll discourse evolved into mainstream feminist commentary, just like Lisa wanted.