Barbie Poster Translation Pun

French twitter losing its mind right now because they translated the Barbie poster literally and accidentally made a pun that reads ‘She knows how to do everything. He just knows how to f*ck.’ RIP AUX ANGLOPHONES PARCE QUE LE JEU DE MOTS AVEC KEN EST INCROYAAAABLE Margot Robbie Ryan Gosling Barbie Elle peut tout faire. Lui, c’est juste Ken.

A screenshot of a tweet sharing a French Barbie poster featuring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. The joke is that the French slogan “Elle peut tout faire. Lui, c’est juste Ken.” creates a pun involving Ken’s name that does not translate cleanly for English speakers, prompting the exaggerated reaction. EN: A screenshot of a tweet sharing a French Barbie poster featuring Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. The joke is that the French slogan “Elle peut tout faire. Lui, c’est juste Ken.” creates a pun involving Ken’s name that does not translate cleanly for English speakers, prompting the exaggerated reaction.

• @eternalclassic / 34723 2023-06-24