Barbie/Gloria
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| Pairing: | Barbie/Gloria |
| Alternative name(s): | Glorbie Barbia[1] |
| Gender category: | Femslash |
| Fandom: | Barbie (2023) |
| Canonical?: | No |
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Barbie/Gloria, also known as Glorbie, is the non-canonical femslash pairing between Barbie and Gloria from the 2023 live-action Barbie film.
Canon
Fandom
Shipname
Several shipnames were suggested for the pairing including Barbia, Glorbia, and barbiegloria. Of them, Glorbie appears to be the most prominant so far.
Shipping Fuel
Certain scenes of the film have been interpreted as being queercoded. For instance, their first meeting involves the pair staring at each other in what fans have viewed as romantic and gay.
Another involves Barbie and Gloria singing in the car on the way to Barbieland. The song they enthusiastically sing together is Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls, a song associated with lesbian culture, having been written and sung by lesbians, and having been used in an episode of The L Word in a similiar context to that of Barbie. The song appears three times altogether, and is also covered by another lesbian for the album. A similiar scene with Ken earlier in the film is often contrasted with it, and Gloria's outfit in the scene features the colours of the lesbian flag.
Response from TPTB
Gloria's actress America Ferrera has at least twice mentioned the ship, exciting fans.[2]
Common Tropes & Themes
- Gloria teaching Barbie about the real world - Wide variety of contexts. This can also be set up for romantic situations.
- Sasha and her two mums - Sasha often realises one or both of them are crushing on the other before they do. Sasha herself is also often queer in Glorbie fics.
- Emotional Hurt/Comfort - Often involving Barbie experiencing anxiety or depression, or having nightmares and Gloria comforting her.
- MILF!Gloria - In which Barbie usually finds out about the acronym MILF and decides it applies to Gloria.
- Harley Quinn Crossovers - Crossovers with Harley Quinn sometimes show up in fanworks due to Margot Robbie portraying both Barbie and Harley. Sometimes this will involve both Glorbie and Harlivy.
- Absent Husband - Gloria's husband is frequently simply non-existent in fanworks, to the extent that El Esposo de Gloria Does Not Exist (Barbie 2023) is a canonised tag. Other times he and Gloria will go through a divorce, he'll be open to polyamory, or he and Gloria's marriage will be a platonic one of some kind. Several Glorbie fics have dubbed him Richie as he is merely credited as El Esposo de Gloria in the credits, which translates to 'Gloria's Husband'.
[thecanadianweeb]
headcannon that Gloria, her male partner and barbie from the barbie movie are in a poly relationship!
[themboification]
just learned that el esposo de gloria in fact is not named richie it was something i read in a fanfic and then wrote it into my own so can we like pretend he is named richie[3]
Fanworks
Challenges
Fanart
Links
- just gals being pals (August 2023) by theylikepink
Resources & External Links
- Margot Robbie's Barbie/Gloria (Barbie 2023) - Ao3 tag
- Glorbie - Shipping FANDOM page
Articles
- ‘Barbie’s Most Talked About Ship Has Nothing To Do With Ken (Aug 2023) by Kayla Harrington for The Mary Sue