āIt is literally impossible to be a woman. Youāre so beautiful and so smart. And it kills me you donāt think youāre good enough. Like we have to always be extraordinary. But somehow weāre always doing it wrong. You have to be thin, but not too thin, and you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin! You have to have money, but you canāt ask for money, because thatās crass. You have to be a boss, but you canāt be mean. You have to lead, but you canāt squash other peopleās ideas. Youāre supposed to love being a mother, but donāt talk about you kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people. You have to answer for menās bad behavior which is insane but if you point that out youāre accused of complaining. Youāre supposed to stay pretty for men but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because youāre supposed to be a part of the sisterhood but always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged so find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful. You have to never get old. Never be rude. And never show off. Never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. Itās too hard! Itās too contradictory! And nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong but also everything is your fault! Iām just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie ourselves into knots so that people will like us.ā -Gloria (America Ferrera, BARBIE)
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