"This Barbie Has A Nobel Prize": Malala Yousafzai Saw "Barbie," And Her Post About It Absolutely Wins The Internet
As you know, Malala Yousafzai is a Nobel Peace Prize–winning activist and human rights advocate who has tirelessly fought for education rights — even more specifically, she's the youngest person and second Pakistani person ever to be a Nobel Prize laureate.
Malala was awarded the prize for her education activism in 2014 at age 17.
One thing you might not know about Malala is that in 2021, she married Asser Malik in a small ceremony. The couple met in 2018 at the University of Oxford when Asser was visiting friends, and he currently works for the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Around the time of Malala and Asser's wedding, she penned an essay for British Vogue about her decision to get married. "I still don't have all the answers for the challenges facing women — but I believe that I can enjoy friendship, love and equality in marriage," she wrote at the time. "So, on Tuesday, 9 November, we celebrated our nikkah at home with our families and closest friends."
Over the weekend, Malala and Asser — much like millions of other people — went to go see Barbie.
Since its opening on July 21, Barbie has earned over $700 million worldwide at the box office.
This led to one of my favorite things I've seen on the internet in a while. In a post that currently has over 890,000 likes on Twitter (or X, I suppose...), Malala shared a photo of herself and Asser posing in the movie theater's Barbie "box" with the perfect caption:
This Barbie has a Nobel Prize 💖 He’s just Ken pic.twitter.com/Ljbqdfpgfd
— Malala Yousafzai (@Malala) July 30, 2023
Everything about this caption and picture is just so flawless, and "This Barbie has a Nobel Prize" truly brings a smile to my face.
Malala also shared the picture on Instagram with a slightly longer caption. She wrote, "We loved the movie, it was so funny and thoughtful 😂 I hope this caption doesn’t hurt all the Kens as much as the movie Ken."
And in hilarious Ken form, Asser had the best-possible response when your wife is a literal Nobel Peace Prize winner:
This is, of course, a spot-on reference to Ken's "I am Kenough" hoodie from the movie.
Overall, just a perfect caption and post. In conclusion:
