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Every one of us girls stopped and listened and felt every word of this the first time we watched it. It hits a place so deep in you it’s like the world stops
I was appalled by this scene. Victimization at it's finest. It's impossible to be a woman? Are you kidding me? What all around the world? Life is so much tougher for lots of different people who are starving or from war torn countries. If I had a daughter and she came home thinking like this I would show her a documentary or take her to a homeless shelter to see real suffering. This is such a damaging speech
@mickyb8076good for you
Not this woman. Maybe because this was clearly written by a white woman.
@mickyb8076Try empathy sometime.
@summero-my5in You can't expect empathy from anyone who hates women.
I'm seventy seven years old and when I saw this in the theater, I thought finally someone's saying our truth
This speech should be shown in every classroom all over the world once a week, over and over again.
It’s actually a shame that a seventy seven year old woman and an eighteen year old girl can still relate to the same issues that one would assume should have changed already
r u still around what's life like how was the last century
This speech was everything. The way America Ferrera delivered it, so raw and honest, it really hit a nerve in the best way. She put into words what so many people feel but struggle to say out loud. It’s one of those moments that makes you stop and go, "Yeah, finally someone said it." Totally iconic.
This is a career defining moment for sure.
@RunMochiRunshe has had a lot of hits on television. This will boost her up heavy tho
I watched Barbie in theater in my German hometown. During the speech, you could hear a pin drop and when it was over, some girls behind me started applauding. Most of the audience joined in, including me and my sisters. Barely ever did I feel such a strong sense of sisterhood and understanding with a bunch of girls and women I didn't even know. Whatever people say about the Barbie movie, I can only thank Greta for speaking so strongly for women in western societies and giving me and so many other girls the feeling of sisterhood and of being understood.
btw, sorry for my English. as I said, I'm German.
Writing an eloquent comment in perfect English and then pointing out your „poor English“ because you‘re German…that‘s so German. 😅
@floraskott 😂 thanks though😊
Yet, you women are the ones - who created those standards. You wanna outshine eachother, and want the same men. You seek the same attention, and the same gains. If you spend time with your father, you would never have been in such a dark place. This is why fathers matter. Not feminism.
How dare you
I love German beer
It was astonishing how in the theatre you could literally feel all women being moved and feeling themselves so represented, it was a special moment.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Underrated comment.
I watched it at a drive in and you could still feel it.... and all women started cheering at the end of the speech. It was cool.
Playin victim
Lmfao
Growing up watching Ugly Betty then watching this scene HIT HARD!! It’s so factual in the real world but it’s also her speaking up for her past self in the show Ugly Betty in a way and it’s so beautiful!
yeah, during the whole thing the first thing that came to my mind was "Betty Suarez lives"
Ugly Betty is and was one of my all time favorite shows
I will never forget the spontaneous applause that met this at EVERY screening I went to. That is why movies in a theater are the best.
The pure fact that so many woman were moved to tears by the raw truth of this speech, tells us just how much it needed to be said.
@@elliotnono2069 alright pack it up grandma
@androow1983 It's not sexist that she spoke on true experiences that women have though? If anything, she was speaking on her own experiences as well. She's not attacking or excluding men by speaking on female experiences, the speech doesn't invalidate or dismiss their issues simply by not talking about them. What are you on about
@androow1983 It's upsetting & very true that men have their share of struggles as well as women do. But she wasn't wrong. & the Barbie movie didn't put down men either, so that's a some excessive fire being put on a woman just doing her job.
@androow1983 Well, maybe it's because... it *is* a female experience. & This speech alone doesn't speak for the whole movie, which doesn't aim to silence & invalidate men's experiences at all. Speaking up about one side's problem is not the same as speaking over another's, though your comment does exactly that.
@someusernameinhere & You're right. But it isn't NOT a female experience. I repeat: bringing attention to a group is not the same as inherently overshadowing another.
I was absolutely shook when I heard this in the theater. In 2.5 minutes, it totally summarizes and eviscerates the bizzaro-world standards women are held to. If America Ferrara does nothing else, she will be deservedly remembered for delivering this speech. Bravo, Greta Gerwig.
It's all humans... not women. We seem to be still locked into this celebration of victimhood. It's a VERY American sentiment that sadly so many other Western countries have latched on to: "woe is me". "Poor me" "I'm a victim". We really need to embrace stoicism which is the EXACT opposite of victimhood.
It's the perpetual victim speech. And women hold each other to, or are responsible for, most of it. Take some responsibility. Look: both men and women deal with stuff like this daily. So we're not enemies, we're made to complement each other. It's about recognizing our weaknesses more than our strengths and leaning into each for help.
It is a character with no original thought except for the script that was written off. In simple terms she is just yapping.
The comments to your reply pretty much sum up why it's impossible to be a woman: 1. Immediately dismisses women to recenter men, 2. Blames women for being victims, 3. Points out that it's just a script so it's not "real." It's honestly just...so perfect. Thank you, random RUclips dudes, for so perfectly, *perfectly* underscoring the truth of this speech without even realizing you are. Seriously, just bravo.
@SonderDAzeX-nc6vg The entire point of the movie is Barbie becoming self-aware and learning to be human in her own right, autonomous.
Respect for the person that wrote this part of the script
why? its just the typical baseles feminist rambling.
@dervakommtvonhinten517 No it's not, it's the the truth.
@sxystar41 how is it the truth? they claim double standards, yet the double standards are much more pronounced in feminism.
feminism also keeps beating the dead horse of the gender wage gap myth that has been debunked thousands of times.
how about we go about this another way. tell me what about that brainrot ramble was the truth :)
@dervakommtvonhinten517 ??????
@dervakommtvonhinten517Clearly you don’t get the message.
"and then it turns out that not only are you doing everything wrong, EVERYTHING is your fault."
I absolutely bawled my eyes out at this speech, hit me at my core.
women's life, eh?
@TheWeardale1 I know! I mean we LET them vote! It’s all equal now, right!
Yes! 💯 agree. Would love to hear you say more about this…
Same here
@someusernameinhere In fact, men are way more oppressed, as all the statistics like homelessness, suicide, rape (they're actually raped more often - think of prisons), murder, or even level of education show.
man o man, does this hit different today
You can tell this isn’t just acting. This came from the heart.
Everyone was dead SILENT every time this part came on in the theaters when I saw this movie.
Tears just poured down my face as I finally watched the movie for the 1st time. I then came here to listen to this monolog again, and again tears
My heart goes out to all the women*, that have been there before me fighting for us, that are here right now still suffering, and all the future girls ❤️
So true! This made me teary. If we bite our tongue about men's bad behavior, we're walked over, if we complain, we're called a Karen. Either way, its all our fault.
For a woman, sometimes, to voice a complaint about an offense is seen as worse than the offense.
Hello! I never knew what this quote meant. Which sucks. Is the "answer" what men expected us to do, which was to stay silent? 0:57
Yall say this like all men or only men misbehave but women and men misbehave and should be held accountable for that…I didn’t get that part…and I understand feminism highlights women but I feel like sometimes it is trying to hate on men…like men go through a lot of things similar to what she said in the clip but just for different things
The same thing applies to men
@Mrs.CurrieExactly. No matter how nice you say it or how present it you’re always “crazy”
This deserves more recognition.
That speech is incredible. As a man I can never really fully understand what it is like to be a woman and go through this throughout life, but I try. I had tears when this part of the movie came on. It's devastating and real.
She’s not gonna sleep with you bro
@Fiddledickss what ppl arent allowed to be nice anymore?
This speech is so healing, I will always come back to it. :)
This speech makes me cry every time I watch it.
I'm a man but I've been underestimated my whole life because of my physical disability. If I provide a point in the conversation or try to help someone. They brush me off and then they'll cry over me if I'm right all along. It is truly frustrating for people to want to control the way you look, the way you think. That's why this hits so hard to me too.
I cried and cheered when she was done after I heard her speech, I am so disappointed that the writers for this movie didn’t get the Oscar for this movie this speech alone was worth getting the award because it really speaks volumes about us women and it makes me so proud to be a woman. Barbie made even me a plus size woman feel beautiful and better about myself.
It was a cringe speech with no basis in reality lol
They had already won our hearts.
@joshuawidener8407
Spoken by a dude. 🙄
@nancydrew5 spoken by someone who doesn't act like a victim.
@joshuawidener8407 Your opinions are cringe and have no basis in reality LOL 😆
today more than ever
This was not acting.. this was real!!
This was whining.
@bbeckerccsdSo now it's your turn!
@rlgnoles1 I gave one sentence. If I was truly whining I would give a long winded rant, just like this character.
@bbeckerccsd dumb comment. This is the truth. You are in denial
❤❤❤ very true
This makes me cry everytime.
I will mark this as one my all time favorite monologues ever in anything. I maybe a man, but this monologue left me utterly speechless. Just from how true it all is.
Of course it hits: it was mostly abiut imposter syndrome. The feeling if nit being enough. Many people feel it.
only complete narcissists never feel it.
@LaszloApati-tq8qe lol you proved her point
proudly using this as a monologue for my theatre class
yeah i always cry everytime i watch this it's completely my life even with my family
You have to say you want to be healthy- That line spoke to me.
I only see other women finding it problematic to say you want to be thinner
Especially when the kind of thin it’s expected to be is in fact NOT healthy
She nailed it 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This is now my favorite monologue ever. It makes me so emotional 🥺
Times actors weren't acting
This speech will never die no matter how many blockbuster films will come
Fr
Anybody with half a brain can complain just about ...anything. Won the lottery? oh damm!! now I have to pay taxes !!! I am so mad and oppressed and the system is rigged!! (but didn't you just win the lottery? shouldn't you be happy?) No! in today's WOKE world women complain, complain, complain, we find something wrong with everything !! (what a loser generation )
🤦♂️
this speech was rather cringe
@CB_4 why?
This is the first time I hear every woman's thoughts and fears put into words to sum it up perfectly! ❤
All women do is whine and complain so this make sense I guess.
these are the expectations women put on themselves, literally when it comes to men we just want a semi attractive girl (not the prettiest cuz thats not realistic) but women? Oh they gotta have not only a good looking man but hes gotta have money, be tall, etc
Every feminist's, not every woman's. There are still decent women out there who refute this Marxist garbage.
@mycharlie8811 this isn't about you Charlie.
@abbytrapp8258 it ain't about u either Abby lmao
Who is watching this after the election? 😢
Reminds me of a line from Disney's Tower of Terror movie: "Great. Another 'Too Job.' Too young. Too old. Too skinny. Too fat. Too everything but what you need."
I think the speech is about having imposter syndrome mostly.
I've watched this speech so many times now, and it's just so right every single time!!
This is just so good that makes me tear as an teenager. I'm still young and there are still so many things to change...
Whos here on Nov 6
When I watched this in the theater I was with my grandfather and grandmother and me and my grandmother (who gets emotionally abused by my grandfather) were moved and my grandfather left and later he started complaining about how the movie was fake and nothing was real and when I mentioned the speech he said “that was all fake you guys don’t fee all that”
Please tell me you smacked him.
The speech was mostly about imposter syndrome. The feeling of not being enough. Many people feel it. Even Ken did. Only complete narcussists never do.
If the old man makes her feel that way, that is bad.
Everyone should watch America Ferrera's Ted talk. It's a nice bookend to this speech.
Is that also full of lies and straw-men?
Felt this deep in my soul.
America, in every movie you’re in Astrid follows you everywhere ❤
So glad to read other women’s comments on this monologue and that I’m not alone that it makes me cry every single time I see it.
I was absolutely speechless when I first heard this, America absolutely nailed this right on the head
So glad America was oscar nominated for this
❤
She didn’t win anything though 😂
❤❤❤
So funny omg ( im kidding you'r cringe ) 😊😊😊😊😊@H.K.5
Would have won a cringe Oscar if that was a category
Me and my mum watched this. The cheers and tears.
You and your mum need to grow up because this movie sucked and this was probably the worst scene in it.
@H.K.5 Literally no one cares what you think.
@fearloathinginlasvegas I do, and he's 100% right, btw.
@rap1df1r3 Too bad my comment got removed, I don’t even remember what I said.
i have no words.... brilliant speech delivered by America Ferrera
Incredible acting and so true for women
YOU MAKE US DO TOO MUCH LABOUR
0:29 I am crying because of this
So true, one of the best scenes in the movie ❤
I can relate to both this scene, and "I'm just ken" song.
Hearing that speech not only spoke the truth about being a woman but it also expressed how the history of films projecting variety of women in different forms, different challenges, and different perspectives. I just think these words should’ve been said more often.
I’m a man and I love this scene so much. I see my wife, mum, sisters, friends.
i think they did a great job casting America for this part.
especially for us girls who grew up knowing her as ‘Ugly Betty’, it truly captures the way the world is run at the expense of women and how they SHOULD represent themselves or else they’ll be unworthy.
who knew a movie about a doll could have such an impactful statement that a lot of people looked over.
I love the “Ugly Betty” series! It was such a delight seeing America in this movie, I could honestly picture Betty herself (the character I mean) giving this monologue
@infjgirl3850100% would be a speech for daniel
@infjgirl3850yeah so did I
The world is run at the expense of women? Oh dear God let me guess, you're American, right? You have to be. Only an American woman would consider a bland monologue like this "high art" to the point you really come online to say the world is run at the expense of women.
@someusernameinhere wow. Either you have no life other than trolling Barbie clips, or you’re re-e-eally desperate and fragile.
10/10 would watch again.
I will never forget seeing this on the opening night of Barbenheimer, and watching a dad next to me crying his eyes out during this monologue.
I saw this film with my mum in the theatres. And when we came to this speech. I looked over to my mum & she was crying. I will never forget that.
I wouldn’t be able to forget that either, what a hilarious moment. Imagine crying over such a silly scene from a comedy.
@H.K.5 What an edgelord you are. You wouldn't last a day as a woman in modern society. GFY.
I'd be crying too if I'd just realized how soft the West has turned...
@H.K.5I love how she literally explains what's straight the patriarchy and you're just here. Proving her right. And you also don't understand.
@carmelcutie1991 What patriarchy?
it’s so true i was the most unhappy person in the world trying to persuade thise rules and now i am the happiest with all the imperfections i have
Meanwhile women in Kabul or Tehran seeing this would be like "Uh-huh". If they were permitted to speak.
I feel relaxed after watching this.
Everytime I hear this, it hits me straight in the soul. I feel every word, it’s saying what every woman in the world is thinking!
So much truth in this!
I didn’t wanna watch Barbie because I didn’t wanna be disappointed, or I thought it was just going to be some dumb stereotype. Then I come across a short video, it was this scene, along with ‘what was I made for’ playing in the back. I was in tears within seconds!! My bfs looking at me like are you okay? I’m just sitting there speechless, thinking WHY DIDNT I SEE THIS SOONER 🥹🥹 soo glad I got the opportunity to witness such a beautiful moment.. truly blessed.
Ferrera should have won Oscar for this speech alone- at least who ever wrote this- should've won- one of few examples of good writing in hollywood so rare today
Exactly what i thought.
Always crying watching this
She better win
As a man, I've tried my whole life to understand the frustrations that women experience. And I think I have maybe felt a bit dismissive at times.
But this speech... I'm sitting in the cinema... listening to this speech. I FINALLY got it.
Deep down, I get that feeling all the time, I'm always keeping an eye out for potential double standards with gender all the time, and whether it's discrimatory or a high standard, women always seem to be cast aside as a separate species, which I find ridiculous because women can be just as good or bad or vulnerable as men, it hits with me because in my experience, me and some of my friends (other guys) play into a couple of typical female stereotypes, thus proving the genders can't be so different from each other.
@henrymanley4116 We're all just human. It crazy how gender norms divide us. I remember being a little girl with only boy friends in my class and how so many adults in our life would not rest until I was succesfully separated from them because they thought that only boys should play with boys and girls should play with girls. It broke my heart, and my friends', and even then I thought it was BS.
Thanks for being chill. It’s impossible to fully understand the pain ppl might experience.
But It frustrates me when men say this is inaccurate. The fact you’re not dismissing it says a lot.
lol. the blight of women is talked about ALL the time. the blight of men is never talked about. what are YOU talking about?
Women dont face these problems people face these problems as a man im ashamed you couldnt see that
It was so quiet in the theater during this speech. I was sitting there thinking, why have we put up with this for so long?
Someone missed the point
@phiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii How?
With what? Women in the West are by far the most privileged demographic in the world...
@phiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiSomeone experienced their own takeaway of a scene.
This was so raw and beautiful and so true, it also felt like America Ferrar was literally living the moment. ❤
Such, an iconic speech will never forget it. So beautiful ❤
Who's here after a convicted felon who tried to start an insurrection won a majority of the votes over a qualified, competent woman?
Yep😔
What a world we live in.
Me
And he’s a proven r@pist but still got the vote of 53% of white women… it makes me sick.
Clinton is COMPETENT huh
COPE
This also applies to motherhood. Men can leave their children all the time but when a woman does it she is shamed. The mother has to be held responsible while dad gets to leave? That doesn’t make sense
When America finished this speech, everyone in my theater was applauding.
Only manginas, for sure.
Why?? 😂
@candles6103because it was powerful and an amazing scene
I smiled and in tears at the same time
Yeah sure they did 😂
The visuals are just next level.
This changed my whole life
Amazing!
It mass me cry
Soo true
I am a woman and I agree to this 100%. I also have nephews and when I look at them I notice how it can be impossible to be a man too. They have to love their kids but not too much or they’ll be seen as a mom. They have to be strong, but not too strong or they’ll be seen as jerks or if they are not strong enough they are not real men. They have to like sports and nothing romantic. They have to work hard to support their family but not too hard or it will seem like they don’t love their family or if they work too hard they’ll be seen as absent fathers. They have to treat their daughters and sons differently and if they are not the stereotypical son and daughter, people will think there is something wrong. They have to want to do housework but at the same time not like it or they’ll be seen as being whipped. They are not allowed to cry or have feelings or they’ll be made fun of.
My nephews are sweet and kind. They cry and one of them plays with dolls. I worry how the world will see them, but at the same time, I’m proud of them. I acknowledge how hard it is to be a woman, because I am a woman and it is so damn hard. But I realize that it can be hard to be a man too. The social goals society puts on women and men, it’s just so sad and like America says, I am so tired of it.
Thank you for this.
Anybody with half a brain can complain just about ...anything. Won the lottery? oh damm!! now I have to pay taxes !!! I am so mad and oppressed and the system is rigged!! (but didn't you just win the lottery? shouldn't you be happy?) No! in today's WOKE world women complain, complain, complain, we find something wrong with everything !! (what a loser generation )
Thank you for putting this in writing. What you say about becoming a man is soo true. Confusing, relentlessly pessimistic, the standards are ridiculous. Soo much pressure to "be a certain way" for group, family, or societal acceptance. And we wonder why so many young people have chosen "trouble" in their lives. It's genuinely an infection of craziness in our society.
Thank you for writing this. Wish your comment was at the top!
🤦♂️…WELCOME to the world of adults, compromise and responsibility! Humans have known that the extremes are negative since the dawn of time! But apparently to a whole new generation this was a new concept! Yes being masculine and stoic is good for men but too much masculinity and stoicism can be negative for you and the people you care about. Yes having attitude and being independent is good for women but too much girl boss attitude and too much independence stripes you away from your femininity and your own feelings as a woman, thinking those feelings are weakness and you have to overcompensate .
There’s nothing special about this speech is ridiculous
Here after the election…. 💙🫂
I cry every time I hear this. 😢😢😢
This will always be my favorite monologue
I think Bill Burr has a great bit about this very topic
me after the results of the 2024 election:
Anyone else watching this on repeat on November 6th?
Love this energy.
and then when you finally get to extraordinary everyone hates you for it so yes, you never win.
These kinds of double standards have existed for so long and are so ridiculous that it was long overdue for them to be spelled out like this. Most of the time, movies try to (and should) follow the “show don’t tell” rule. But Greta Gerwig knew the kind of movie this needed to be: so honest and clear and firm that nobody can ignore the message. Because the message is simply too important to be ignored.
Vou ver esse vídeo todo dia até tentar acreditar que sou suficiente
Você é. Todas somos. :)
The line where she said "You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane! But if you point that out, You're accused of complaining." hit hard.
Once I pointed it out that I was frustrated over that we girls can't walk home alone at night, that men usually sees us as easy targets.
And I got a response where a guy said I was complaining, that I can't blame every single man, sure I can't.
But I had been violated as a kid, so I don't trust men at all. So that line really went into my heart. I cry every single time I see this, but I can't stop watching!
The world/universe does not care about being fair. Modern feminism somehow does not understand that.
@xyzzyx7812 As you cry incel tears. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@xyzzyx7812You act like it’s some cosmic force when it’s really everybody’s decision whether to care or not.
The world does not revolve around the opinion of some self-appointed moral busy-bodies.
@xyzzyx7812i can tell you grew up without a mommy😂
My whole life tbh
I remember hearing this monologue at the theatre and started crying uncontrollably
Iconic America
Melhor cena de todas! 🙌
Way to go 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This speech will forever and always be iconic ❤
I wish I could hear this for the first time again, I am so happy they put this in the movie.
watching on Election Day
like....