Australian actress Margot Robbie, who plays the lead role in the new Barbie movie, has caused a stir within the crypto community after stating that talking about Bitcoin (BTC) reflects similar traits to Barbie’s companion, Ken.
In the last 24 hours, the crypto community on X (Twitter), including MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor and social media influencer Layah Heilpern, had a mixed response to Robbie’s statement about Bitcoin in an interview with Fandango on June 22.
#Bitcoin is Big Ken Energy. pic.twitter.com/ExFOGXsuJ9
— Michael Saylor⚡️ (@saylor) July 28, 2023
Robbie revealed that every time she overheard her husband, Tom Ackerley, and television producer, David Heyman, discussing Bitcoin on set, it brought to mind the traits of Ken, the fictional co-star character in Barbie, played by Ryan Gosling.
“When David and Tom would start talking about Bitcoin or something, Gretta and I would be like, you’re being such Kens!”
Along with Saylor declaring that Bitcoin is, in fact, “Big Ken Energy,” several other prominent figures in the crypto industry shared their thoughts on Robbie’s comments.
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Crypto influencer Lea Thompson, better known to her 225,000 Twitter followers as Girl Gone Crypto, stated that she is “so bullish” after hearing Robbie talk about Bitcoin.
Bitcoiners last week: yah haven’t seen the Barbie movie, whatever, looks dumb
Bitcoiners today: MARGOT ROBBIE SAID THAT BITCOIN IS BIG KEN ENERGY, SO BULLISH
— Girl Gone Crypto (@girlgone_crypto) July 29, 2023
Meanwhile, Layah Heilpern perceived Robbie’s remarks differently, suggesting that she interpreted it as an insult toward men who talk about Bitcoin.
On July 30, Heilpern explained to her 621,400 Twitter followers that Robbie implied male Bitcoin enthusiasts are “weak and pathetic.”
When Margot Robbie said you’re a Ken if talk #bitcoin
She meant you’re weak and pathetic. This was not a good thing
— Layah Heilpern (@LayahHeilpern) July 29, 2023
However, Mark Travers, lead psychologist at Awake Therapy, suggested that having Ken’s…
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