Barbie is TOXIC for women

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Was Barbie actually pro-women? It was intended to uplift women everywhere, but its actual messaging is much worse than you think.

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[atomicdancer]

It is literally impossible to be a person. You have to go to sleep sometimes; but you also have to remember to wake up again. You have to eat, but not eat so much that you throw it all up. You have to go to the toilet; but you've also got to wipe your butt afterwards. You have to breathe in; but you also have to remember to breathe out. And nobody even gives you a medal or says thank you!

[misseli]

Still disappointed they went the Barbie vs Ken route instead of making them a mutually supportive power couple

[sansukanaka]

"False body expectations for women"
Shows multiple sized barbies but every single ken has to be ripped

[randomthunk]

I saw someone describe the speech as "a Tumblr post circa 2012" and I haven't been able to think of it any other way since.

[idawg]

Ferrara getting an oscar nom just because of that speech shows how pointless the oscars are

[Goblin_Tank]

"it's literally impossible to be a woman"
I look at my wife in amazement as she has been doing it very talentedly all her life. Bravo wife! You're ahead of all of Hollywood.

[taffysaur]

“Life is hard and nobody gives me a medal for it.”
This is exclusive to women..? 🤔

[tanukiiSnackboxAye]

the irony is as a woman I related more with Ken than Barbie haha

[S_raB]

Barbie is like the opposite of Legally Blonde. Elle is captured by the immature ideas that are similar to what Ferrera monologs, yet shown to be unhealthy...but then she works hard, achieves great success, & awakens to the codependent ideas that were dragging her down. A great story of true femininity & accomplishment - she realizes her desire to study Law was unhealthy but in that process of self discovery Elle becomes a good person with her own wants & desires, shucks off the codependency, and actually pursues her dreams with passion.

[pablosonic]

The fact people thought this should have had Oscar nods and were outraged by its lack of them are living in a Malibu dream house.

[stevejhkhfda]

The complaints monologue in this movie makes women sound like children, and the pressures usually come from their internalised voices. Most of the 'society' issues which they blame on patriarchy is policed by other women.

[gelchert]

America Ferrera: “You have to…”

Any rational viewer: “Who says you have to?”

[SirDankington]

6:19 "You have to be a boss but you can't be mean, you have to lead but you can't squash other's ideas."
This is such a good showcase of how their brain works.
No, you don't have to be mean to be a boss, and a leader is under no obligation to not listen to other's ideas, they're simply the one who decides where to go from here.
But in their simple little minds, being a boss means being a prick, and being a leader means you never listen to others.

EDIT: And no, unlike what one commenter claimed, this has nothing to do about being *perceived* as any of these things, or they would have written the line as "You have to be a boss but people will call you mean, you have to lead but you'll be told you're squashing other's ideas."

No, these people truly believe that to be a leader means to mistreat those lower on the rung than you.

[sariahd]

The Princess Bride was definitely a better movie. 💕

[sitcomchristian]

My word, that monologue sounds like the torment of being a people pleaser, rather than the reality of being a woman.

[Bamgeutcutiepie]

ok but.. ryan gosling singing i'm just ken at the oscars, was the best moment of the night 😍

[bkgt]

The America Ferrara speech that everyone goes crazy about is actually terrible.
It's basically just a bunch of complaining about how hard it is to be a good person

[FrancisJacquerye]

My phone’s battery is dead? Patriarchy.

[trustmemysonisadoctor]

"Narcissism packaged as pro mental health", you summed it up perfectly.

[christophertaylor]

that speech was basically a long rant about having to be an adult, to show wisdom, and face life alone.