Issa Rae recently opened up about how she felt about her body prior to filming Barbie.
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President Barbie spoke with Glamour about the time when she got the call to talk about the role with Greta Gerwig when she was "post-Insecure, post-Rap Sh!t, and post-the-final-season-of-Insecure-press-tour."
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"I was like, 'Well, I'm going to let myself go. I'm eating everything,'" Issa said. "And then I got the call to do Barbie and was like, 'Oh, no, I am not Barbie-shape ready.'”
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"But then I realized Greta's Barbie world consists of all body types," Issa shared. "So, while I was still on my fitness journey, I felt less insecure about my Barbie body or lack thereof."
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Once Issa got to set, she got to see how Greta’s Barbie world would be different and “perfect.”
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"There were so many different types of Barbies, and so many different types of Kens," Issa said. "Some able-bodied, ages, genders. Greta did her best to try to include everybody."
Issa continued, "Barbie Land is perfect. Everyone in Barbie Land is a perfect Barbie. I found that so beautiful."
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"Almost everyone in the world is represented in some way here. That's not an easy piece," shared Issa. "I'm sure someone might be like, 'Where am I?' But know that there was such an effort made to have Barbie Land be inclusive."
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Look, we're all beautiful. Period. And Issa, you will always have my vote!
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