Lyrics: I'm a Barbie Girl living in a man's world. They think I'm plastic it's fantastic. They think that they can stare, undress me anywhere. "It's just romantic, stop being dramatic" I'm a Barbie Girl living in a man's world. I should feel lucky just being their understudy. I'm a Barbie Girl don't stand a chance in this man world. Imagination life is your creation. Come on Barbie let's go party wear whatever makes you happy. Come on Barbie need no army do whatever makes you happy. Come on people let's be real I'm not saying you're to blame. Come on people let's be real, the world is ours to change I'm a Barbie Girl living in a man's world. You're a Barbie Girl if not then it's still your world, to make a difference, it's our existence.
In my country one man said on TV that woman can't be free, and they exist to listen to Man and be their object, now he is the most hated Man in my country
Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women. And you did that. Thank you so much.
At my old apartment complex, they hired security to scare off lurkers. One late night I get home and the security guard approaches me, questions me, and I think, "alright, standard stuff, just wants to make sure I'm not lurking." At this point I've confirmed I'm a resident, but he starts shifting the conversation to "are you single?" and "do you live alone?" and "can I come over?" He started pressing me for my number and I realized I couldn't give him a fake one because he was standing right there and he wanted to confirm I was actually giving him something. I went back to bed and held a knife under my pillow, just thinking because I couldn't sleep, scared of the possibility that he would waltz right into my place and do something really scary. As a guy it was this one experience that really put it into perspective for me how awful women are treated. Thankfully this was the scariest situation I've been in and it never really amounted to anything in the end, but it really takes tough skin and incredible mental strength to deal with this every single day of your life.
You probably would've been okay if you just politely declined. And ya'll might be surprised that there was a professional poll finding that most women don't think they're being approached =enough=. That's right, most women want to be hit on more. Be careful about listening to the biggest complainers on a subject.
1. She as an amazing voice , frickin amazing. 2. Her lyrics are awesome 3. She is so damn beautiful like a real barbie. 4. She knows how to play Piano as well.
Barbies are all mostly white blonde hair girls who are all skinny. There getting better by putting different races and like wheelchairs and different body types but still I feel like they can do so much more 😭😭 ( she is pretty tho :) )
It truly is terrifying living in the kind of the world we live in today being a teenage girl. I am lucky I live in a safe area, but anything can happen anywhere. I just wanna say that my heart goes out to every single person, (mostly girls) that live in areas that aren't as safe, and people that have gone through scary things like that.
@@JeanDeLaCroix_ yeah, I honestly didn't think about that, girls were men's toys, and there were people like Jack the ripper that went around killing them as well
Yeah this is definitely the best it's been for women, it was much, much worse. Seriously bro I'd rather be a chick the worst areas now than the safe areas then
@@josephjoestar953 One should not exaggerate either, it depended a lot on the context. In the countryside, everyone had a hard life and women just had different tasks than men. In the bourgeoisie as well, women had power over the children and the home but no public influence. The real improvement is that now when there is a scandal we can act, whereas at the time I think domestic violence was considered rather normal.
the fact that so many women relate to this really is heartbreaking. As someone who doesn't, my heart goes out to everyone who's gone through this. I'm really sorry, you didn't do anything to deserve this, it's not your fault, our world is just cruel. " *You don't have to change a thing, the world could change it's heart* "
being sexually assaulted for years in my own household made my mind corrupted. i thought that making myself look ugly would change their perspective of me. but no, whatever you look like, if you're a woman or even if you're a man they would do such absurd things to you just to satisfy their desires.
I don't know how to comfort but I hope Allah gives you lots of strength and love that you rightfully deserve. Also Idk why and how would anyone assault a girl in the same house they live. I hope they get punished for what they did to you and never have access to meet or talk to you 💜.
This is one of the truest songs I’ve ever heard. She managed to turn, in my opinion, a “man’s expectation” into an encouraging song. Just because you don’t think that you can make it in this world doesn’t mean that you should stop. Every female in this world has a voice and opinion and should share it. Who knows. Maybe you could change some young girls world by speaking up.
When I was 11 years old I told my mom, there was a (adult)man following me and giving me inappropriate gestures. My mom scolded me saying I must have done something to get his attention and if I was a good girl I would have learned to hide my presence. So yah this is the word we live in.
I don't want to say anything bad to You're mom but damn, I feel very sorry for you. You're mother just isn't right, she's so wrong she has to understand her damn mistakes and make things better. It pisses me off when even parents sometimes are against you're problems and don't trust you enough. Fucking ridiculous
This person deserves to be the next singer activist. I am amazed by the thoughtful and powerful lyrics she has chosen to sing. Ps. Thanks for all the likes I really appreciate it 😊
I saw this on tiktok and the comments were absolutely disgusting, literally... But here, there are kind and supportive people which makes me feel more comfortable being a female and having to relate to this This is amazing tho ✨
“It’s just romantic, stop being dramatic” Exactly what was said to me when I tried to report a boy who was stalking me when he wrote me 3 page long letters in red ink and attempted to break into my house. The police said it’s just a crush. I was refused counselling. He also dragged me into an empty field and attempted to rape me when I was 15 and he was 17, when we were friends in high school. After that I refused to talk to him, he would show up at my first job and wait for me outside, send me letters and stalked me on social media. My mums reaction was “What did YOU do for him to act like this?!” It’s a pretty horrible feeling. I recently learned from a girlfriend of mine that he is a maths teacher at an all girls school. I don’t know what to do. I feel like if I say something now, no one will believe me, just like before. But if I don’t do something, what if he does something to a girl at his school? I feel myself slipping.
wtf thats so messed up, police are useless istg.. its better to still try, who knows maybe there will be a time where something will happen and you will save a girl's life
@@murdermostdownunder3562 stay safe and make sure not to confront him alone or make your not alone with him and confront him when you do in a crowded place so he can’t hurt you. My story with such toxicity by adults was only Limited to elementary and middle school. I feel so disgusted even thinking about it now. There was this boy that used to bully me and when ever I’d tell an adult or teacher the responses would be that I was being dramatic that he maybe wanted to be friends with me or had a crush on me and didn’t know how to talk to me. Like this boy was calling me all sorts of humiliating names and bullying me and I was being dramatic. It really sucks that society Validates such behavior, like I now know that he was young and immature but those adults and teachers should’ve sit down with him and talked to him how his behavior was bad instead of telling me to stop being dramatic etc.
just to let you know, the 97% isn’t out of the entire population. it’s out of 1400 people that took the survey. it’s actually 30-40% of a women that have been sexually harassed
@@sophshelx1943 its not just sexual assault. Its sexual harassment if ANY kind. Being cat called, sent nudes, asked for pictures, and alot more. So it is pretty much everyone.
apparently we're sharing stories here so, here's mine. i'm a 13 year old female born, non-binary person. i live in a pretty bad neighborhood. near where i live, is a seven-eleven, on a street corner. across from that on one side, is a liquor store, and on the other side, is a bar. so, one day, me and my best friend, we'll call her sarah, were walking to seven eleven to buy some snacks and coffee, to pull an all-nighter since we had a bunch of homework. so, we get to seven-eleven, and i can immediately smell some sort of alcohol outside. there's about 5 middle-aged men, all outside. all drunk as sh*t. i decide, it's fine, i've been here a million times before, and nothing real bad has ever happened. just some comments, english and spanish as where i live there's a lot of people who speak spanish and porteugese, luckily i know spanish. so, in previous experiences, there were comments, and sometimes i would get brushed against on "accident" or a few times i've had my a*s touched or my bo*bs groped which was "just an accident" which i would always just go home immediately. so, this one time, with sarah, we go inside, and i notice a guy in a green shirt following us around the store. it's a pretty small store, maybe 4 or 5 small isles. we walk to the back, grab 2 iced coffee's and i again see the guy around the corner. i have very good eye-sight, and she doesn't. i just pay attention to detail more, and can listen to multiple conversations at once (very bad adhd). so, we get the coffee's and i hear the guy say something. "ven aqui, ninas" (come here little girls) and i panic. she doesn't speak spanish, so i just cough slightly. "c'mon! let's go look at some snacks!" i say, and we walk to the snack area. we grab some snacks and then go to the checkout, and he's right behind us at this point. we hold a conversation, as he starts to touch my shoulder and back. i try not to make a big deal, and just keep talking with her, because i don't want to freak her out. he grabbed my *ss, and i flinched slightly, and he says "sigueme" which means 'follow me'. i just ignore it, and we get up to the checkout. so we pay for our things, and quickly start walking home. i notice, i dropped my wallet in the store. so we walk back, and i grab my wallet, and we go back home. but this time, i've bent over, and it's caused him to idk want to touch me more, because i was wearing a skirt. so we start walking back home again, but this time he's following us. so i start to talk and make jokes with sarah, to make sure he knows we're not scared, though she still doens't know what's going on. so we're laughing, and eventually, we make it to my house. i notice he's still following so i turn down the road and keep walking, telling sarah 'i wanna walk for a while'. she agrees, and we keep walking, meanwhile, i text my dad. *hey dad, somebody's following us, we need help. just turned onto belmont.* (street name). so he runs out and yells at the dude, who is clearly really drunk. we run inside and i explain everything to sarah who starts crying, apologizing for not noticing it was happening. we end up having dinner and i've never told anyone since then. this was about a year ago, when i was barely 12, maybe still 11.
@@aishwarya5663 thank you so much for your kind comment! I can’t complain too much coz plenty of people have it worse off etc 😅 mental health is a battle though, love and light back to you and anyone else who’s going through it 💓😽
Yeah that was supposed to be the men or boys being like "it's romantic stop being dramatic " even when its something that ur uncomfortable with and its sad bc that does happen in real life
@@NWinchester1984 maybe and that's really sad. But you don't have to say every woman is in this situation (which is completely wrong) to make it important
@@NWinchester1984 there's probably 100's of millions of men out there who want to do sickening things to woman, but the way you wrote it is signaling that half of the human population is that way. Example: woman are manipulative. It's the way it's written that puts you in that category.
I’m literally over here crying over the people sharing their stories. It’s so sad that i feel lucky nothing happened to me. It shouldn’t be a matter of luck. What a disgusting world we live in....
there was one time where my dad was drunk and we were taking the train home. he's not a bad or creepy person when he is drunk which is good, but obviously, any drunk 40-year-old man in public will scare you. when he got onto the train there was a whole row of seats (there are usually 6 that go along the side of the train) and he sat one away from this girl that was alone. i knew he wasn't really going to do anything bad, but as a girl i understand how its common to feel uncomfortable around men, so i sat in between them
My dad was also a drunk, he would do things that were horrible when he was drunk but he was a great man when he was sober. He stopped drinking last year when he saw how toxic he really was when drunk and how it was effecting my family. We were scared of him. He stopped drinking and smoking in October and I am so greatful for it.
Black women, white women, Asian women,American women when any woman speaks up we know she has spoken up for all women,from all races,from all beliefs. This comment section breaks my heart,I'm sorry so many of you went through all that. One thing is obvious,every woman ever has faced something or something with it. Stay strong, sending love and prayers!!
Since everyone is sharing here it’s mine, I was 14, I’m 15 now, I was going to take out the trash, I noticed a truck with two guys in tit that looked at me to see where I was going, I tried to stay calm and go to just take out the trash and come back home, however when I was doing it I saw the truck again (since they were going at first the opposite direction, they had to come back again doing a complete circle around my village, that’s why I knew they followed me) I started getting really anxious because I was some minutes away from my house, I left my phone home and I was in flip flops (Trust me, u can’t run fast with that) I tried to be calm and then I saw when I turned around how the truck blocked the path (as they saw me going out of my house, they knew were I lived, and that still creeps me out a lot) as I didn’t know what to do I just ran pass them while one tried to catch my arm and the other was saying gross things to me, They thankfully couldn’t take my arm so I started running as fast as I could, when I got home I was crying, shaking and I couldn’t breathe because I was having a panic attack. Be safe please!! I'm okay now guys ty for the support!❤
Next time that happens act like you don’t see them so they don’t think your suspicious and your just walking home normally also call the cops and get there lisesne plate
okey but this... no words✨❤️ "It's romantic"... no it isn't.. Boys... if she doesn't want it. She doesn't want it!! Start to respect women!, not break them.
Same goes for men though. I’ve seen plenty of women do the same but if the guy complains he gets made fun of for it. I as a women appreciate the women throughout history who fought hard for our rights but current feminism isn’t about equality it’s become “men are predators and should be hated”. I want equality for both men and women where our daughters AND sons can be treated equally.
@@jasminegrados3700 Everyone who gets this comment knows what you’re saying is just blatantly untrue. Men have been in power and are in power. They have always been powerful 🙄 Girl Power empowers women because they continue to show everyone else how powerful they’ve always been.
@@jasminegrados3700 uh no she's not. Men have been powerful for so long, when we equality we are not being anti - male we are saying that we want a society who respects us just as much as males
They think that they can stare, undress me anywhere. "It's just romantic, stop being dramatic" This line is the most realistic line and the one that hit different
RUclips algorithm is absolute shit that mostly favours content farms. This comment is not to be taken in anyway as a criticism about this particular video or channel but only as criticism of the algorithm
this song makes me cry everytime i listen to it. i’ve been harassed at work, chased, coerced, blackmailed, slut-shamed, attacked and punched by men... sometimes i feel like i have no chance here but it’s still my world and i’m gonna fight for it no matter what
I hate those men who say “if I were a woman I’d take it as a compliment” like I’m sure most of us wouldn’t mind it if someone said we looked nice once, try having it every time you go out, feeling like you’re literally just something to entertain builders whilst they’re doing their work
I was catcalled when i was 13yo(5 time consecutively) by creepy men and they were staring at me and my hm , being catcalled by a goddamn old geez , what's worst it still is traumatisating me m 17yo rn i stopped going out since those days nthg feels safe anymore
"It's just romantic, stop being dramatic" - sexual harassment and rape is not romantic. people need to understand. No matter what the circumstances are, consent is important as hell. People need to understand that. edit: A comment below said "and being of the age to even consent" - precisely
@@jacekstepinski5245 Sadly but just talk about marital rape and you will see that a lot of people dont understand sexual harassement and rape is not romantic
I have no other words than "this sadly describes today's world". Thank you for making this song. EDIT: Of course in the past it existed too, I am sorry that I first did not mention that I meant that I find it sad that it still exists today and that that is why I just said "today's world". ❤
I think the original barbie girl song was not unfemisint itself. I see it as a satyre, a woman playing into a man's view of her, the ultra-feminine and submissive eye-candy. Playing as if it's a happy reality when in fact it's "life in plastic" - it's fake. (This is not a critique of this version, this is really good!)
agreed, i feel like if you just listen closely to the lyrics you can easily interpret it as very satirical and actually a very sinister song clearly condemning what is talking about by making it sound ridiculous in the juxtaposition of the theme and the cheeriness of the rhythm. Kinda like "springtime with hitler" and such
I agree that to a grown-up might seem satyrical if you take a deeper look. But Barbie Girl has always been a catchy song for young girls and for sure they don't have the ability to see beyond the surface of the lyrics. And I don't think there are lots of adults who would consider either explaining the real message or just ban the song completely to their children.
@@mariacg8016 I guess but also, I didn't think a man could "undress me everywhere" when i was little. i took it literally and thought she was singing from a perspective of an actual barbie doll, who's clothes you can change in a middle of a scene you're playing - undress her everywhere.
Not even the song but Barbie herself was a really strong women. She was rich asf, had all sorts of degrees, by no means plastics, she was pretty, privilege, but also educated and extremely intelligent, she could compete with men and even out smart them and beat them at their own games, the main theme song may have been shitty but Barbie herself was anything but a fragile girl and could handle herself and would by no means sing such a disgraceful song.
" It's just romantic stop being dramatic " The saddest part is that I've seen many women saying the same . " Catcalling is just they're appreciating your beauty , stop being a snowflake . " I feel like smacking their head to make them see the truth if they're being ignorant about it purposefully , and kick those who harass them. Edit : Because I totally forgot about the point of how some are brought up to think harassment as " appreciation " and " it's gonna happen because you're a woman "
@@ROSIE-sp1wx cause those people only watch porn and Hollywood shows and movies filled with sex scenes. They don’t know how to be romantic. It is taught behavior. I wish people would be more open to Asian romance shows and anime. You will see that Asian romance is poetic and sweet, no sex involved. Only words and sweet actions. You got English subtitles because Chinese and Korean dramas are getting very popular overseas. Especially older women love watching those shows I saw. Edit: the comment under mine has nothing to do with the Asian dramas and anime romance. Those dramas and anime are open minded and even Boys love anime/Donghua and drama are getting popular in Asia as the romance is super sweet and the story is amazing! Example: Heavens official blessing(Chinese animation. You can watch it on Netflix). It is a Boys love(gay). Very popular in Asia and overseas in the West. Another sweet good romance which is popular overseas and the story is amazing: THE ROMANCE OF TIGER AND ROSE. You can watch it on RUclips for free with English subtitles. It is about a girl who writes scenarios for series and suddenly she faints because of overwork. She suddenly got transported into her own novel and meets the handsome main character:a high general which is her enemy in the novel(she reincarnated as a villainess). Best drama ever, definitely watch it as your first Asian drama.
@@truehappiness4U But as an Asian living in an Asian country, i gotta say, here a lot of people, especially the older generation, see women who have sex before marriage as sluts. So that's not exactly a healthy mindset to have either.
I really don't know if this changes anything, I'm a 12-year-old boy, and I'm proud to say that my generation, at least all the boys my age I know are proud to call ourselves feminists, and to support women and are disgusted by the way many men treat women, thanks for reading
As a 14 year old dude, I'm proud to say we absolutely despise modern feminism. It's absolutely outrageous and stupid. That said the concept of feminism at it's core is something we should've had forever. What I mean by that is feminism is slowly devolving into sexism against men. As a very defensive individual my reactions are a tad bit over the top but if you look at feminism anywhere you can kinda see it. That being said the idea of gender equality it beautiful.
I honestly relate to this song a lot. In middle school, this boy had a crush on me and I knew from my gut that he was not a good person. I was right. He found out where my grandma lives, and I felt uncomfortable, so I told the teacher in private. My toxic best friend (we are no longer friends, thank god) thought I was being dramatic and the teacher thought it was cute. All throughout middle school, he harassed me, stalked me, and even isolated me from the students. Once I got into high school, he somehow got ahold of pictures that were in my Snapchat account (and not from my phone camera roll), and my phone number. He threatened to come to my house and confront me because I didn’t want to accept his apology for what he did in middle school. I still get nightmares from what happened. I just hope I never see him again and I never ever interact with him again. Edit: Thank you guys for the support I really mean that 😊 I’m doing ok now. This happened a few years ago so I’ve moved on for the most part. I just wanted to point out that I decided to reveal something more personal for the first time because this song related to me in that way. Also, no one ever says that men can’t go through harassment, and just invalidating my experiences with sexual harassment and stalking is disgusting. Shame on you for that.
oh my gosh 😟😟 i’m so sorry that happened to you. you’re so strong and i hope you know that. i’m sending you virtual hugs and love. i hope things get better for you and that boy rots in hell and gets the karma he deserves. keep your head up love 🤍🤍
I’m so sorry this happened . Just know we are here to support you and love you and you are such a strong amazing person❤️❤️I hope you never do see him again and you should get a restriction order on him.
I’m a three time survivor before the age of 18. This song gave me my power back, I’ve been feeling down lately. Reliving all three over and over again. This gives me hope that I have the power to stop it. Thank you.
Damn I REALLY feel sorry for you, to be unfortunate enough to go through it THREE times, one is is more than enough, one shouldn’t even happen, stay strong.
Honestly as a boy, men have too much problem with girls because of them watching (explicit) videos and thinking they can just do it mess free. It needs to stop. It is terrible for this generation having places were they can post stuff and it’s so sad because of the cyber bullying that happens to young girls and with all the depressing music now getting exposed to TERRIBLE things that they should not have gone through. I’m 11 and I’m standing up for #equalrights
its not about the length of the dress its about the length of mentality reading the comments i have realised how lucky i am to the girls who have gone through this i hope u r doing well sometimes i feel that internet is much better than the real world
it's definitely not my heart does go out to these people and the internet allows us to see these stories so I don't even know where some of these people live but to say it's better is wrong the people who are the worst can thrive in ways they couldn't it does also allows those that are good to be able to be seen more so that is a positive. The world I want to live in is one in which we can all respect each other without agreeing a world in which we all had the same opportunity and there is not many places like that in the world I want to be able to walk among people and just laugh and have fun despite our personal grievances a world where joy could flourish and people could be strong and get through life with no wars but that for the most part is a pipe dream and it's not even a little bit possible with people who generalize which happens no matter the ideology the idea that all men are evil is wrong and the all women are evil is also wrong and for some reason the internet you said was better than the world says one of these is right and one is wrong when both are wrong. Sorry for the rant I needed to get this off my chest sorry it was your comment I chose to rant
It is difficult to live with PTSD due to my sexual assult of 3 years . But we just never give up . I also got boys who were corrupt in the name of love.😣 Sometimes it literally feels no hope... But we just never give up . We ourselves don't know why . I can't expect other men to protect us anymore. I govern my body . I will guard me . And i will not let any mfs hurt me again ! My softgirl personality died yesterday and only the man who is safe will only see my true self .
@@divinefeminine9474 feel sorry for you. I know how it feels when you are sexually assaulted. I know how it feels when you truly love someone and they are only using you.
Ok so, I was going throughout comments and saw so many boys comments being angry like "it's not my problem I respect girls . If others don't I don't care blah blah blah " dude she just said in the song that "come on people let's be real I'm not saying you're the blame. Come on people let's be real the world is ours to change " 1:35 till 1:45 . Go and listen again . It's just easy to think that girls life is better .
It's actually insane how many comments there are about abuse in someway. I'm 27 right now and the past couple months have been depressing for me. My mind keeps flashing back to all of the horrible encounters I've had when I was younger. One of them being with my cousin and another being my babysitter. I wish I knew better back then and had some type of guidance. I wish I wasn't scared to speak up. It took me about 7 years to tell my mother about these encounters. Which was unfortunately late. My mom was disgusted at first and then questioned me after, saying it must of been my imagination. To this day I still don't think she fully believes me. But hearing these stories actually gives me hope. One girl wrote "be a survivor not the victim" and that is helping me change my perspective on what happened :)
I swear I will never comprehend a parent not enthusiastically believing their child when they say something bad happened to them, It drives me mad that their are parents like that. I'm sorry this happened for you, and I pray for your continued fight against your trauma.
Hit me on a whole different level. I used to be Barbie-obsessed when I was a kid. My parents worked their asses off to get me the dream house, the different outfits and cars and DVDs. I couldn't wait to grow up and be just like her. Look like her. Dress like her. Now I do everything in my power to not look that way and after the age of 15 I never wore a skirt because of the encounters I'd had with men walking to and from school. I look at girls nowadays and hope they will never have to feel that unsafe.
Same. I’m not pretty, but I’m always sure to cover myself up so nobody can really look at me. And the bad thing is I just turned a teenager and people younger than me are being catcalled and it’s terrible.
@@Izzy-zw3vx that's horrible to hear that it still happens to younger kids. It was the same for me, I'd feel so nervous walking past groups of men in my school uniform and I still feel that way just wearing normal clothes. (Also don't be silly, I'm sure you're very pretty! everyone is pretty in their own way, beauty is subjective 🌸)
@@suna2317 yeah, my friend was just telling me yesterday that she had been catcalled and I was shocked. That’s why I keep my school skirt rolled down, just in case. Also, thank you! I hope you have an amazing day, and stay safe :)
You do not dress for men and what they done was disgusting. You should have been able to dress in what you like to wear and not be sexualised. You should have not had to change the way you dress instead men should learn not to be so entitled and egotistical, instead learn respect.
@@aaliyah4150 not really, a large amount of people who get sexually harrassed/assualted are told that they are being dramatic, or that they should've enjoyed it. it's a very relatable lyric. also being called a feminist isn't really an insult 😅 , "you think all genders are equal? you idiot"
@lalalalisa m I think what アリーヤ wanted to point out is that this line is nonsense and that Natural Bby x is one of the fake annoying feminists who don´t understand the concept of feminism and equality in the first place (one of the people who releases biased views on that topic). Regular feminism is good, unfortunately we suffer these days from "feminism" that practices a witch hunt instead aiming at equality.
As a male, I was taught to respect women & to ask for consent by my mother. However I went to a christan school until I was in 4th grade, at this school boys were taught to NOT listen to consent. Women were talk rape isn’t real, and they should shut up about it. I am in public schooling now, and there are various boys my age who have that mortality. I honestly feel so bad for women who have to deal with this daily. You guys are so strong to put up with men.
i am currently in a christian academy school ( K-12). they never really said anything all they talked about was sex and just making children not talking about how men/women need consent to plant that seed or just have sex without planting a child. schools r so shitty with talking about consent it’s one of the things that needs dire recognition
When I was in 5th grade some random guy I didn’t know and who I can only assume was in grade 7 or 8 grabbed/touched my private areas inappropriately when I bent over to take a sip of water from the water fountain. I was really scared and when I confronted a teacher he told me “girls can be so dramatic, suck it up” And it took me almost 3 years to realize what had happened was NOT okay and wasn’t my fault in any shape or form. It’s honestly disgusting that a man in his 40s (this guy literally had THREE daughters and a son) Could say that to a student who’s just been traumatized, I can’t look at guys older then me or just guys in general the me the same anymore. (like I was even scared to get close to my brothers and step brothers for a few months after the incident) And people say to me quite often “it’s not a big deal that happened like 5 years ago” But I can’t just get over it bc I had to see the person who touched me everyday leading up to his graduation and the incident wasn’t reported to my parents I had to tell them myself, and when they contacted the school the person who we spoke to said “it was probably just a kid being a kid, sorry but there’s nothing we can really do about it since it happened a few weeks ago” And then now after all that went on in elementary school me and my friends get told often that woman/girls are living on a high horse and we’re just being dramatic when we say things like “it’s hard being a girl” or “life as a girl can be tough sometimes” Like come on. Society as a whole needs to reevaluate its view on woman and how some of us live in constant fear of, you guessed it. Men
I swear the same happened to me. I was in the 3rd grade. When I bent down to take a sip from the water fountain, a 5th grader hit my butt hard. I literally cried and he laughed at me and ran. I told my teacher but we couldn’t find him it all happened so quick I couldn’t remember his face.
I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it doesn't. That's why it is SO important that women become the strongest allies to other women! As a woman- respect women, listen to women, befriend women, and learn to trust women. Men keep us in constant competition with each other because our coming together is their biggest threat to their power over us! #womenunite
I'm so sorry you had to go through this :(( once when I was in class, wearing a dress(I was around ten and in third grade) and I was writing things on the board for fun cause we were all alone in class, I started hearing laughs and when I turned around I realized one older guy was laying on the floor almost between my legs so he could see my underwear and some of his friends were laughing at it, he wasn't much older but at least three to four years more than me, I remember running and crying in the bathroom, when I told my teacher she got so mad at him, his parents were called, mine too, but nothing happened to him thanks to the good old school advisor who just TALKED to him, and I couldn't wear dresses to school anymore cause he advised my parents that it would be better. Dispite that neither me or my mom felt safe anymore with me going on dresses so she wouldn't let me wear it anyways :/ I hate this memory but I don't think I'll ever forget it, I still feel sick when I think about it and I'm 18 already
I just wanna say, whether it be a woman or a man that has been a survivor of sexual abuse or harrassment, that you are a beautiful being and you deserve much better. I commend those who have found the courage and strength to share their stories and I hope those who haven’t been able to open up about it are able to do so eventually on their own time. My heart and respect goes out to all of you. 💗
Here is mine- i was just 5 or 6 at that time and me and my mom went to our neighbours house there was a guy nearly 15 to 16 years of age ..i used to usually play with him a lot...one day he took me to his room he told me he would tell me a secret and i should not tell this to my mom and since i was a kid and loved surprises i promised not to ...he threw me to his bed and literally kissed me..i couldn't do anything cause i was just to small, after that i went to mom and while we were going back i told my mom about it...i am 14 now and what hurts is i still have to see him sometimes in my neighborhood and i should not tell this to anyone because our society will think i am the bad person in this ..he is still free i never spoke to anyone about this but since people here are so nice i decided to share while writting this, tears are rolling down my cheecks but i am helpless because our society is very bad...... You find nice people here in comment sections but where are these angels in real world..it still hurts the fuck out of me ...
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” I don’t know if you’re aware how powerful your voice is. Thank you for sharing this with us. Stay safe. Love, S.
I've never hated this world more and I've never felt prouder for the creation of social media. It horrifies me that there are endless stories that are in the comments and many that go unnoticed. But I am proud that this is a place where you can put your thoughts without fearing anyone. My heart goes out to everyone and now that you do matter. You are not at fault. Many of the stories I read were of kids no older than 10, many were unconscious, some were drugged, but none of you are at fault. I'm sorry that this has happened to you, and I won't say anything but I do hope you speak to someone you trust and get some help to help you get through that traumatic moment that no one should ever go through. If you ever need to talk and you feel like no one is there, please do comment and remember that there is someone out there in the 7 billion who cares for you, and I am always here. *virtual hugs*
I woke up from my sleep cause it seemed like my brain wanted to uncover a vague memory of sexual harrassment i had from 4 years ago. Then i open youtube and find this first thing on my recommendation. The universe is on to me.
@@souminda that isnt a super good thing to ask so bluntly, it could be triggering for them to talk about it,, i dont think you meant it in a bad way, jus please be more conscious about who your audience is
I have goosebumps listening to this and hearing everyone's stories in the comment section 😭😭 y'all are so so strong a fighter , respect from the bottom of my heart 💓❤️💜 I'm proud of you
The crazy thing is that the world was ALWAYS like this, especially in 1997 when the original was released. It's just being vocalized now and thank god for that.
I think this was pretty much the subtext of the original, underneath an ironic layer of shiny pop (although being a pre-teen at the time, I didn't recognize that the irony was ironic).
Since everyone is sharing their stories here's mine- I was in a hostel with my parents because, my mum had some urgent duties in another state. Every year since the past 4 years she goes with us in may (excluding 2020). Since it was may this year (2018) I decided to go too. I had missed going in 2017 due to health issues. So there was a lunch room or buffet like area , you're supposed to complete your lunch and leave the plates on the table, I had finished eating. But my parents hadn't completed theirs, I was maybe 9 or 8 and my sister was maybe 4 or 5. Our rooms were in the upper floor, it really wasn't that far. I was too impatient to wait since there was a movie, I had left half watched. So I asked if I could go, my mum agreed. My sister also came with me, while going upstairs there was kind of a sitting place/ sofa. The room sweeper was just sitting on it, he was good in terms with my father. But I always got creepy vibes from him, he was kind of a nose poker and a possessive man, but I really couldn't do much so I decided to roll with it. So while we were going he called me and my sister and asked if we had watched some cartoon he was showing on his phone. It was some Christmas Eve song, I really don't remember. I said,"I don't remember, but we learnt it in nursery." And said that I was in a urgency and I had to go. Right then he pulled my hand and my sister's hand and forced us to sit with him in the sofa. I was really scared and felt something was off but I didn't react much. And be probably in his mid or late thirties with a daughter of his own. I kind of pretended on watching the video he was showing, then he slowly started making some really lewd comments like- "Your sister's kind of skinny, you're a bit plump you know. You should try to make you presense a bit unnoticeable, I think." I was already fukin' done with this man but I kept quiet out of respect and just mildly smiled and nodded. Then he slowly starts dragging his hand towards my shoulder and rubs it. I really didn't say anything, and thought it was an accident but then he slowly starts bringing his palm to my chest and rubs and kind of squeezes it. I was horrified. I quickly pulled away myself and my sister. He was kind of shocked and annoyed, he then asks if we want to watch anything else or we didn't like the "cartoon" he was showing. I refused politely but my sister was fussing and wished to see more of that song or smh. He was drawing her in again but I pulled her and said in a loud and angry voice to him "I have my own phone, she can watch in mine. No need." He was pissed of a was trying to convince my sister but I angrily denied him and returned to our rooms. He tried to follow but I quickly locked the doorand shut him outside. I'm still traumatized from this experience and when I told my mum about this( not the part when he was doing inappropriate things but rather just something else, he was calling us so and so) my mom blamed me and said we shouldn't have come alone.
Why are so many parents like that Like I just wanted a story time where some girls boyfriend cheated on her with her half sister and their parents allowed it that’s so cruel,like ho sis that right And so many people are saying it’s the victims fault,like how it’s our fault,I didn’t even know anything during mine does that mean it’s my fault for not telling my mom bc I was scared,like why are parents like this,thought they start crying and saying it’s the perpetrators fault when it happens to them but us is another story 🙄
@@ami-stars252 I guess the effects of ingrained victim- blaming, to the point they'd trash ever justifiable claim. I mean according to them before blaming the abuser the victim also needs to be corrected even if they are not at fault. But the irony is victims are held more accountable than the abusers.
I was about 10 when i heard that Song the first time and i remember i thought this melody has a melancholy within. This cover brings it to the surface, and the lyrics are awesome!
When I was about 9, I traveled to visit family in honduras. One night my cousin walked me home around 10:00 and the front door where I was staying at was locked and it was because there was a party. She walked me the backyard so I can enter from there but she wouldn't leave until she saw me go inside. While I was walking I heard someone call out for me being 9, I stopped and didn't think much of it. A man way older than me came behind and held my arms and I could get out of his grip. I heard a belt being undone but my cousin jumped in and I was able to run away. Apparently it was my fault. I was wearing a dress, at night. I was leading him on, that's what my aunt told me. For the longest time I thought that it was fault and I didn't really understand the situation. Now I do, and now I can say freely that it wasn't my fault. I just wanted to say thank you for the endless love and support I wish you all the best🤍
The fact that it waas your aunt. Another women that told you. Man, sorry that this happened but glad that you have realized what actually happened and arent afraid to share it
It’s absolutely disgusting that another woman would put the blame on you, a literal fuckin child, and say that it was your fault for wearing a dress. On another note, I’m glad that the disgusting man who did that didn’t get any further, and I’m glad that you ended up okay. Just remember you always have someone on your side, even if you don’t really know me I’ll support you :)
Hearing men recognise and share our pain feels so reassuring ❤️ Pls use ur male privilege best u can to give women space and a voice in places where we otherwise lack it
Same, these lyrics hit me, showing how hopeless some people can feel in this men dominated society. The performance is also so great, her impressive use of voice really adds to the delivery of the message.
tbh when I clicked on the video I expected a light hearted parody of barbie girl wich also takes a jab on recent times in a funny way. Oh boy was I wrong, this is actually so good? Like, the message, the lyrics and everything. I've got chills!
@@TheLastEgg08 When did being disgusting become human nature...I’m human and the thought of raping someone makes me sick it sounds like you’re trying to make excuses and normalize whatever tf is wrong with you. Sorry to break it to ya bud but if you think ANY of this is normal you’re a sicko who deserves to be behind bars
@@lovelylayla2803 See, completely what I was saying, you assumed the bad in me, without even trying to understand, typical human reaction, or at least an occidental one. I said it's human nature, not that I'm a r@pist (just the thought of it makes me gag). By human nature I meant what we do on a daily basis, not r@pe in particular you idiot. If I should be behind the bars, you should go to school, stupid.
“It’s romantic, stop being dramatic” sexual assault is NOT a joke or something to take lightly. It is NOT romantic and you should NEVER take it. I’m so sorry for every person that’s had to deal with sexual assault/rape etc. No one should deserve that. Sending love to all of the people that have had to deal with it 🥺
@@nathan-rt9fe Love, I am sorry that happened you. You’re very strong💞 but they never said that women don’t do it, it’s just that 99% of the time it’s a man.
This made me remember how my nephew took advantage of me when I was 10 (he's older than me). I told my parents 5 years later and my dad said it was just child's play. It's been a decade since it happened the first time of a few and I still hate looking at myself in the mirror. I still cry myself to sleep whenever I have to greet him out of politeness in front of my family. Dad finally realized I don't want to know of his existence but his words still hurt. It's never what you wear, it's never where you are, it's never how you act; it's always the fact they were stronger than you back then, but you can always come back stronger.
Please don't get me wrong, if you still cry it will just make the "other guy stronger in your mind once again". You can always choose to forget the whole incident, yes I know this is the a stupid thing I am telling, but try it.. remove it off your mind, replace it with something that can make you stronger, we should never let the offender feel like they have won or gotten away with it by feeling low, they might keep doing this to others, again I am sorry
@@blessynoby9640 I'm sorry but I have to completely disagree. If crying is a part of their process of how they work through their pain, then they are 100% entitled to that. Everyone deals with it differently. I know people who havent been afraid to speak up about it but like most (counting myself) it is much harder to speak up about. This being said, it doesnt in any way make me weaker than my aggressor. I am strong because I'm a survivor, because even though what happened broke me, and I still spend my nights crying and my days hiding, I get though and I am slowly healing. it takes different amounts of time for everyone and as I said, everones coping mechanism is different. This person is strong. Stronger than their aggressor. Yes they may still cry but crying isnt a sign of weakness, it's a sign of the healing process. Something like this scars you and cant be just forgotten. It should be remembered as the day this person survived, not the day that they were attacked
Just saw a 6 year old catcall a women on the street. Teach you're children to respect women.We are not objects,we are human like you,we have feelings just like you,we deserve to be respected just how you are.
@@Jake-eh5zl yh teach them to respect everyone but not a lot of people know how to respect women so teach them what they don't know instead of what they know.
oh my god you are so talented! This is such a beautiful way to show a story! You are an amazing singer and this is amazing!!!!! I got chills your voice is so graceful yet firm. Sending love from America :)
I was around 6 or 7 years old, in a restaurant with my mom and one of the worker there kept on grabbing my hand while I kept on trying to pull away. My mom didn’t notice because she was facing away from me while paying at the cash register and I was right behind her when this happened. Never went into that restaurant anymore until I turned teenager, gained lots of weight & started wearing my headscarf. No one dared touching me anymore cause I wasn’t cute like when I was little. Didn’t tell my mom till I became an adult and she said I should’ve told her. Eventhough the food was good, I felt really glad when I heard the restaurant closed down few years back. Edit: My main point is to not keep quiet about it and try to deal with it on your own even if you think the situation is not a big deal. Especially for a kid, you may not understand how bad the situation actually is.
Im sorry that you went through that... I would just like to point out that people don't get harassed or assaulted because of the things they wear or how they look, people who are deemed "unattractive" by society aren't any less likely to get harassed or assaulted then those who are deemed attractive. I dont want this to come off as rude and i apologize if it does i just wanted to point that out.
@lily Thank you. I was about to rage so much at this person. It's bad enough that woman are being treated horribly but when you're a kid, it's worse. You'll be scared to voice out thinking that you might have done something wrong that causes it when it's not your fault. Like many others in the comment section, they have parents who accused them of tempting the other party when it's not even their fault.
Lyrics:
I'm a Barbie Girl
living in a man's world.
They think I'm plastic
it's fantastic.
They think that they can stare,
undress me anywhere.
"It's just romantic,
stop being dramatic"
I'm a Barbie Girl
living in a man's world.
I should feel lucky
just being their understudy.
I'm a Barbie Girl
don't stand a chance in this man world.
Imagination
life is your creation.
Come on Barbie
let's go party
wear whatever
makes you happy.
Come on Barbie
need no army
do whatever
makes you happy.
Come on people
let's be real
I'm not saying you're to blame.
Come on people
let's be real,
the world is ours to change
I'm a Barbie Girl
living in a man's world.
You're a Barbie Girl
if not then it's still your world,
to make a difference,
it's our existence.
Thank you for taking you time for this
This song is actually amazing
You rock
im girl
Amazing❤️❤️❤️
In my country one man said on TV that woman can't be free, and they exist to listen to Man and be their object, now he is the most hated Man in my country
Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women. And you did that. Thank you so much.
this is so true
Not really.
@Annabeth Chase Because, It's not gonna change the way the world is, Nothing is gonna change.
@@aaliyah4150 it’s better than doing nothing
@@xxitskittengirlxx No it'll just cause more problems.
This reminds me of OG RUclips people just make music clips, enjoying themselves, no studios fancy lights and unexpectedly going viral.
tate- 🥺
clairo..
@@mits. yes
Ava Max - Not Your Barbie Girl
Before it was a "career" lol
At my old apartment complex, they hired security to scare off lurkers. One late night I get home and the security guard approaches me, questions me, and I think, "alright, standard stuff, just wants to make sure I'm not lurking." At this point I've confirmed I'm a resident, but he starts shifting the conversation to "are you single?" and "do you live alone?" and "can I come over?" He started pressing me for my number and I realized I couldn't give him a fake one because he was standing right there and he wanted to confirm I was actually giving him something. I went back to bed and held a knife under my pillow, just thinking because I couldn't sleep, scared of the possibility that he would waltz right into my place and do something really scary.
As a guy it was this one experience that really put it into perspective for me how awful women are treated. Thankfully this was the scariest situation I've been in and it never really amounted to anything in the end, but it really takes tough skin and incredible mental strength to deal with this every single day of your life.
the truth sets you free but first...it pisses you off
😔😔😣it's painful 😭
I’m so sorry you had to experience that :( That’s so messed up
You probably would've been okay if you just politely declined.
And ya'll might be surprised that there was a professional poll finding that most women don't think they're being approached =enough=. That's right, most women want to be hit on more. Be careful about listening to the biggest complainers on a subject.
This girl is so incredibly talented. That song is the plain truth and well done.
1. She as an amazing voice , frickin amazing.
2. Her lyrics are awesome
3. She is so damn beautiful like a real barbie.
4. She knows how to play Piano as well.
Barbies are all mostly white blonde hair girls who are all skinny. There getting better by putting different races and like wheelchairs and different body types but still I feel like they can do so much more 😭😭 ( she is pretty tho :) )
her voice feels like a hug and an angel
Hi ArmyBlink💜🖤💗
“it’s just romantic, stop being dramatic”
this hit me so hard
for real
She said that when I read this lmao
But yeah it really hit me hard
Me too
Same here
Same
It truly is terrifying living in the kind of the world we live in today being a teenage girl. I am lucky I live in a safe area, but anything can happen anywhere. I just wanna say that my heart goes out to every single person, (mostly girls) that live in areas that aren't as safe, and people that have gone through scary things like that.
It was much worse in the past...
@@JeanDeLaCroix_ yeah, I honestly didn't think about that, girls were men's toys, and there were people like Jack the ripper that went around killing them as well
Haha this is actually the best it’s ever been for women
Yeah this is definitely the best it's been for women, it was much, much worse.
Seriously bro I'd rather be a chick the worst areas now than the safe areas then
@@josephjoestar953 One should not exaggerate either, it depended a lot on the context. In the countryside, everyone had a hard life and women just had different tasks than men. In the bourgeoisie as well, women had power over the children and the home but no public influence. The real improvement is that now when there is a scandal we can act, whereas at the time I think domestic violence was considered rather normal.
Barbie Girl is a song everyone makes memes out of, you turning it into something as relatable and beautiful as what you made is amazing!
yes I am crying
Lol I’m pretty sure it was ironic
@@Gustav-lj1wb why would she make it available to stream on all services if it was
@@aharrypotterfan5951 why not? You’re telling me you haven’t seen memes on multiple platforms before?
Yea cus in my country women are raped killed and never seen again sad reality
the fact that so many women relate to this really is heartbreaking.
As someone who doesn't, my heart goes out to everyone who's gone through this. I'm really sorry, you didn't do anything to deserve this, it's not your fault, our world is just cruel. " *You don't have to change a thing, the world could change it's heart* "
ooh im hoping I got that Alessia Cara reference
YEAH SCREW THE WORLD LETS GOOOOOOOOOO
@@youweretheone7413 yeah...yeah you did:)
" *No scars to your beautiful* "
@@lizziedickinson5774 *“We are stars and we are beautiful”*
Sometimes the youtube algorithm gifts you with a gem
True
Soooo trueeeee
Yeah, it was a found
exactly. I am so proud of youtube right now
It really does
being sexually assaulted for years in my own household made my mind corrupted.
i thought that making myself look ugly would change their perspective of me.
but no, whatever you look like, if you're a woman or even if you're a man they would do such absurd things to you just to satisfy their desires.
I am so devasted that this happened. I wanna hug you so bad rn😭😭💜
I don't know how to comfort but I hope Allah gives you lots of strength and love that you rightfully deserve.
Also Idk why and how would anyone assault a girl in the same house they live. I hope they get punished for what they did to you and never have access to meet or talk to you 💜.
@@christinakorf223 this one is different, not victim mentality, but an actual victim
heyy!!! 2021 Barbie Girl is now available to stream on ALL services🤍🤍🤍
I’m so sorry if it’s too much to ask for. but is it possible to put your song in SoundCloud?💛
I’m sorry if it’s to much to ask but can you post the chords?
Ur becoming famous!!!!
YAY
I actually didn't expect your cover to be this good, but like it gave me chills, fr loved it!!!!
some of the stories in these comments are insane. all of you guys are so strong and i am so proud of you for getting through it.
ikr
They obviously were incredibly traumatized. LMAO
@@aj7710 what do you mean “LMAO”
This is one of the truest songs I’ve ever heard. She managed to turn, in my opinion, a “man’s expectation” into an encouraging song. Just because you don’t think that you can make it in this world doesn’t mean that you should stop. Every female in this world has a voice and opinion and should share it. Who knows. Maybe you could change some young girls world by speaking up.
When I was 11 years old I told my mom, there was a (adult)man following me and giving me inappropriate gestures. My mom scolded me saying I must have done something to get his attention and if I was a good girl I would have learned to hide my presence. So yah this is the word we live in.
I don't want to say anything bad to You're mom but damn, I feel very sorry for you. You're mother just isn't right, she's so wrong she has to understand her damn mistakes and make things better. It pisses me off when even parents sometimes are against you're problems and don't trust you enough. Fucking ridiculous
FFFFF. I'm sorry to hear that. While I wasn't told directly. I was very much taught the same thing.
your mom is so terrible that’s sick as hell wtf
Wait why -
Why would she say that
That's so toxic asf
@@fairymarcelin Fr
Me thinking this was going to be some kind of sarcastic funny video
Also me: ಥ‿ಥ I'm not crying
Yeah me2
Its so relateble😓
I think its funny
Same, thought it's gonna be only about the change of melody/style... 😅
same here
I clicked on this video thinking it would be a meme. I did not expect to start tearing up.
This person deserves to be the next singer activist. I am amazed by the thoughtful and powerful lyrics she has chosen to sing.
Ps. Thanks for all the likes I really appreciate it 😊
Yeah ! So true
Harrie🙌💚
Harrie💚💚💚
A harrie! 💚💚
@LilMissEdits awwww thank you so much ☺️
so goood!
Hello
Hello
Hiii
thank you so much!!
@Akina-chan idk
Was expecting a meme, but pleasantly surprised with complexity
Same
lmao same
@@mery2006 hoi ARMY
same 2
Same
a minute of silence to those who didn’t get this in their recommended.
I searched it up. 😎😎😎😎😎
...and the two minutes sixteen I won't get back.......
😔😔
but it sounds back tho
@@aeizn1012 do u mean bad and no it doesn’t you just can’t handle the truth of this song even if u don’t like it it’s not that hard to leave
I'm so relieved people are starting to get this message out even more! Amazing singing and I thought it will speak to a lot of people.
I saw this on tiktok and the comments were absolutely disgusting, literally...
But here, there are kind and supportive people which makes me feel more comfortable being a female and having to relate to this
This is amazing tho ✨
I'm glad I don't have tiktok 😭💞
I saw it too, many in tiktok is already toxic.
Legs that won't walk
I didn’t saw it on tiktok yet but i‘m sure the comments had to be pretty bad
How were the comments there? I don't have tik tok but heard it's getting toxic
“It’s just romantic, stop being dramatic”
Exactly what was said to me when I tried to report a boy who was stalking me when he wrote me 3 page long letters in red ink and attempted to break into my house. The police said it’s just a crush. I was refused counselling. He also dragged me into an empty field and attempted to rape me when I was 15 and he was 17, when we were friends in high school. After that I refused to talk to him, he would show up at my first job and wait for me outside, send me letters and stalked me on social media. My mums reaction was “What did YOU do for him to act like this?!” It’s a pretty horrible feeling. I recently learned from a girlfriend of mine that he is a maths teacher at an all girls school. I don’t know what to do. I feel like if I say something now, no one will believe me, just like before. But if I don’t do something, what if he does something to a girl at his school? I feel myself slipping.
😭
Oh my god I'm so sorry, I'm here if you wanna talk ❤️
wtf thats so messed up, police are useless istg.. its better to still try, who knows maybe there will be a time where something will happen and you will save a girl's life
Thanks for the response everyone. I’ll be going back to my home town in December and I’m planning on confronting him.
@@murdermostdownunder3562 stay safe and make sure not to confront him alone or make your not alone with him and confront him when you do in a crowded place so he can’t hurt you.
My story with such toxicity by adults was only Limited to elementary and middle school. I feel so disgusted even thinking about it now. There was this boy that used to bully me and when ever I’d tell an adult or teacher the responses would be that I was being dramatic that he maybe wanted to be friends with me or had a crush on me and didn’t know how to talk to me. Like this boy was calling me all sorts of humiliating names and bullying me and I was being dramatic. It really sucks that society Validates such behavior, like I now know that he was young and immature but those adults and teachers should’ve sit down with him and talked to him how his behavior was bad instead of telling me to stop being dramatic etc.
“You’re a barbie girl if not then it’s still your world to make a difference” that part is about 3% of the women and girls
just to let you know, the 97% isn’t out of the entire population. it’s out of 1400 people that took the survey. it’s actually 30-40% of a women that have been sexually harassed
Omg🙄🙄 even if 97% isn't accurate ANYTHING OVER ZERO ISNT OKAY
@@kylacook9333 i never said it was okay? i’m just saying there’s not only 3% that it HASNT happened to, theres 60-70%
@@sophshelx1943 actually happened to more people just don’t that there apart of the 97%
@@sophshelx1943 its not just sexual assault. Its sexual harassment if ANY kind. Being cat called, sent nudes, asked for pictures, and alot more. So it is pretty much everyone.
apparently we're sharing stories here so, here's mine.
i'm a 13 year old female born, non-binary person. i live in a pretty bad neighborhood. near where i live, is a seven-eleven, on a street corner. across from that on one side, is a liquor store, and on the other side, is a bar. so, one day, me and my best friend, we'll call her sarah, were walking to seven eleven to buy some snacks and coffee, to pull an all-nighter since we had a bunch of homework. so, we get to seven-eleven, and i can immediately smell some sort of alcohol outside. there's about 5 middle-aged men, all outside. all drunk as sh*t. i decide, it's fine, i've been here a million times before, and nothing real bad has ever happened. just some comments, english and spanish as where i live there's a lot of people who speak spanish and porteugese, luckily i know spanish. so, in previous experiences, there were comments, and sometimes i would get brushed against on "accident" or a few times i've had my a*s touched or my bo*bs groped which was "just an accident" which i would always just go home immediately.
so, this one time, with sarah, we go inside, and i notice a guy in a green shirt following us around the store. it's a pretty small store, maybe 4 or 5 small isles. we walk to the back, grab 2 iced coffee's and i again see the guy around the corner. i have very good eye-sight, and she doesn't. i just pay attention to detail more, and can listen to multiple conversations at once (very bad adhd). so, we get the coffee's and i hear the guy say something. "ven aqui, ninas" (come here little girls) and i panic. she doesn't speak spanish, so i just cough slightly. "c'mon! let's go look at some snacks!" i say, and we walk to the snack area. we grab some snacks and then go to the checkout, and he's right behind us at this point. we hold a conversation, as he starts to touch my shoulder and back. i try not to make a big deal, and just keep talking with her, because i don't want to freak her out. he grabbed my *ss, and i flinched slightly, and he says "sigueme" which means 'follow me'. i just ignore it, and we get up to the checkout. so we pay for our things, and quickly start walking home. i notice, i dropped my wallet in the store. so we walk back, and i grab my wallet, and we go back home. but this time, i've bent over, and it's caused him to idk want to touch me more, because i was wearing a skirt. so we start walking back home again, but this time he's following us. so i start to talk and make jokes with sarah, to make sure he knows we're not scared, though she still doens't know what's going on. so we're laughing, and eventually, we make it to my house. i notice he's still following so i turn down the road and keep walking, telling sarah 'i wanna walk for a while'. she agrees, and we keep walking, meanwhile, i text my dad. *hey dad, somebody's following us, we need help. just turned onto belmont.* (street name). so he runs out and yells at the dude, who is clearly really drunk. we run inside and i explain everything to sarah who starts crying, apologizing for not noticing it was happening. we end up having dinner and i've never told anyone since then. this was about a year ago, when i was barely 12, maybe still 11.
13 and non binary says something about society and ur upbringing
@@StayChang I’m just making an observation
Non binary dose not exist
@@StayChang not a thing
@@StayChang I do ur weird pronoun gender fantasies don’t
Holy shit. This brought my childhood nostalgia and present adult depression to a head...
Also...subscribing...
😂😭
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I hope you get into a better place soon
@@aishwarya5663 thank you so much for your kind comment! I can’t complain too much coz plenty of people have it worse off etc 😅 mental health is a battle though, love and light back to you and anyone else who’s going through it 💓😽
Just think how sad is that the line "It's romantic, stop being dramatic" is a line that most of us the woman in the comment section can relate
Yeah that was supposed to be the men or boys being like "it's romantic stop being dramatic " even when its something that ur uncomfortable with and its sad bc that does happen in real life
fr fr tho
I feel like we've all been told "stop being dramatic" before. Errr.
@@kgal1298 I've been told 4 times in this comment section.
Yup
this is brilliant
Omg I’m the first reply
Hi!!!!!!! Love your channel
wosje
Oh heyyy
no you’re amazing 😎
The fact that every girl finds this song relatable is kinda scary.
It's a masterpiece, nonetheless!
It's not the case
@@NWinchester1984 maybe and that's really sad. But you don't have to say every woman is in this situation (which is completely wrong) to make it important
If that's the case, maybe you shouldn't put all guys in the same basket. Not all guys are like your regrets.
@@NWinchester1984 exactly, you just said "men"
@@NWinchester1984 there's probably 100's of millions of men out there who want to do sickening things to woman, but the way you wrote it is signaling that half of the human population is that way.
Example: woman are manipulative. It's the way it's written that puts you in that category.
I’m literally over here crying over the people sharing their stories. It’s so sad that i feel lucky nothing happened to me. It shouldn’t be a matter of luck. What a disgusting world we live in....
That's because you're a fruit cup
@@johanv2 wha
@IVONNE DENISSE MARTINEZ - BARRON same
@@hihi-lu4mh I'm sorry
Boo hoo
"Art should comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable"
Never heard of it either but I love it
it's from Banksy right ?
Love this comment. So true.
What a liberal whiner comment.
This just made me bored and embarrassed.
there was one time where my dad was drunk and we were taking the train home. he's not a bad or creepy person when he is drunk which is good, but obviously, any drunk 40-year-old man in public will scare you. when he got onto the train there was a whole row of seats (there are usually 6 that go along the side of the train) and he sat one away from this girl that was alone. i knew he wasn't really going to do anything bad, but as a girl i understand how its common to feel uncomfortable around men, so i sat in between them
that was incredible of you
@@sumedhasquared yup! hopefully something like this won't happen again
@@cece873
My dad was also a drunk, he would do things that were horrible when he was drunk but he was a great man when he was sober. He stopped drinking last year when he saw how toxic he really was when drunk and how it was effecting my family. We were scared of him. He stopped drinking and smoking in October and I am so greatful for it.
@@quackity3343 im so proud of you, your family and your dad
Black women, white women, Asian women,American women when any woman speaks up we know she has spoken up for all women,from all races,from all beliefs. This comment section breaks my heart,I'm sorry so many of you went through all that. One thing is obvious,every woman ever has faced something or something with it. Stay strong, sending love and prayers!!
WHY DOES NO ONE SAY BROWN WOMEN-
@@inayascreations8471 bro most brown women come in Asia-
@@sneha.k7104 stop trying too cause drama
@@inayascreations8471 what the-
@@tartinic7500 black is not brown bro shut up-
Since everyone is sharing here it’s mine, I was 14, I’m 15 now, I was going to take out the trash, I noticed a truck with two guys in tit that looked at me to see where I was going, I tried to stay calm and go to just take out the trash and come back home, however when I was doing it I saw the truck again (since they were going at first the opposite direction, they had to come back again doing a complete circle around my village, that’s why I knew they followed me) I started getting really anxious because I was some minutes away from my house, I left my phone home and I was in flip flops (Trust me, u can’t run fast with that) I tried to be calm and then I saw when I turned around how the truck blocked the path (as they saw me going out of my house, they knew were I lived, and that still creeps me out a lot) as I didn’t know what to do I just ran pass them while one tried to catch my arm and the other was saying gross things to me, They thankfully couldn’t take my arm so I started running as fast as I could, when I got home I was crying, shaking and I couldn’t breathe because I was having a panic attack. Be safe please!! I'm okay now guys ty for the support!❤
I am so sorry you had to go through that, I really hope you're doing better now and just so you know, YOU'RE STRONG, BRAVE, AND LOVED! 🤎
Next time that happens act like you don’t see them so they don’t think your suspicious and your just walking home normally also call the cops and get there lisesne plate
Omg im so sorry love
@@lovelyflowers7337 I am doing better ty love🤍🤍
@@Lu-it5nz you're welcome! 🤎
okey but this... no words✨❤️
"It's romantic"... no it isn't.. Boys... if she doesn't want it. She doesn't want it!! Start to respect women!, not break them.
Ikr
Right. And if she really does the hard to get then don't get her. There are so many people to love you without wanting you to proove something stupid.
I made it exactly 1k :)
only respect women that deserve it. but still, respect her boundaries.
Same goes for men though. I’ve seen plenty of women do the same but if the guy complains he gets made fun of for it. I as a women appreciate the women throughout history who fought hard for our rights but current feminism isn’t about equality it’s become “men are predators and should be hated”. I want equality for both men and women where our daughters AND sons can be treated equally.
This is what makes me love being a woman. She looks so powerful. Girl power guys. 🥲
? You're making it sound like men cant be powerful.
@@jasminegrados3700 your making it sound like she's making it sound as if men can't be powerful
@@jasminegrados3700 Everyone who gets this comment knows what you’re saying is just blatantly untrue. Men have been in power and are in power. They have always been powerful 🙄 Girl Power empowers women because they continue to show everyone else how powerful they’ve always been.
mica woodburn I so agree with you! Her comment was so irrelevant and stupid🙄
@@jasminegrados3700 uh no she's not. Men have been powerful for so long, when we equality we are not being anti - male we are saying that we want a society who respects us just as much as males
They think that they can stare,
undress me anywhere.
"It's just romantic,
stop being dramatic"
This line is the most realistic line and the one that hit different
The same can be said by a man about a woman
@@struggler7079 BRUH 💀💀
Nah, women are more polite than most of men.
Is no one going to talk about how freaking good her voice is and how clever she was with the lyrics??
Yeah! It was amazing
@Zoe McDowell why
@Zoe McDowell yea but what wrong with her voice?
Yes, me.
@Zoe McDowell you started that entire thread just to say that... so anti climax
Y’all gotta agree, the RUclips algorithm sometimes has some tricks up it’s sleeve; it showed most of us this song.
RUclips algorithm is absolute shit that mostly favours content farms.
This comment is not to be taken in anyway as a criticism about this particular video or channel but only as criticism of the algorithm
It’s shite
Is sarcasm, right?
Yes
i want to ruin the 999 likes on here, 1,000 is better.
this song makes me cry everytime i listen to it. i’ve been harassed at work, chased, coerced, blackmailed, slut-shamed, attacked and punched by men... sometimes i feel like i have no chance here but it’s still my world and i’m gonna fight for it no matter what
stay strong! and pls dont give up...
Stay strong queen
power to you! we all fight as one girls! stay strong x
I’m soo sorry. Stay strong. You are amazing
“To make a difference, its our existence”…
Well said, young soul! ❤
She sings with so much passion. It gave me literal chills
"it's just romantic, stop being dramatic"
- Mfs who think catcalling is flirting or flattering
I hate those men who say “if I were a woman I’d take it as a compliment” like I’m sure most of us wouldn’t mind it if someone said we looked nice once, try having it every time you go out, feeling like you’re literally just something to entertain builders whilst they’re doing their work
I was catcalled when i was 13yo(5 time consecutively) by creepy men and they were staring at me and my hm , being catcalled by a goddamn old geez , what's worst it still is traumatisating me m 17yo rn i stopped going out since those days nthg feels safe anymore
@@stanrvorelse6925 oh my I’m sooo sorry I know how it can affect a persons life.....and you where only 13yrsold 🙏🙏
@@scarletfever3086 SAME they need to stop 😤
@@ladybugsundaey there is no need to be sorry u havent done anythg ,my country is filled of weirdos and pedos
the "its just romantic, stop being dramatic" shows exactly how much some men just dont care about womens fears and emotions ;-;
true
@@emilia_pik9844 hi 🙏🏻
@@abigailbailey6098 hi
@@emilia_pik9844 hey how are you
@@abigailbailey6098 good besides the stress wby
wish this was part of the barbie movie somehow , so beautiful!
"It's just romantic,
stop being dramatic" - sexual harassment and rape is not romantic. people need to understand. No matter what the circumstances are, consent is important as hell. People need to understand that.
edit: A comment below said "and being of the age to even consent" - precisely
I think all normal people understand that. Unfortunately there will always be a group of some fucked up individuals with distorted view of reality
I think that's what the lyrics themselves are pointing, those are the words the aggressor uses to justify himself
@@jacekstepinski5245 Sadly but just talk about marital rape and you will see that a lot of people dont understand sexual harassement and rape is not romantic
@@jacekstepinski5245 but most people aren't normal. Sadly stupid people are in majority
Thats what she ment or did u already know she ment that
I have no other words than "this sadly describes today's world". Thank you for making this song.
EDIT: Of course in the past it existed too, I am sorry that I first did not mention that I meant that I find it sad that it still exists today and that that is why I just said "today's world". ❤
@larry Larry what?
@@yourmidwestprincess i wanna cry so much
Just listen mans world by marina and the diamonds & dear society by madison beer :/
Today’s world? It’s Alwasy been like this 💀☠️
Men have always sexualized women lol
@@queep8197 That’s what I said 💀🤚🏾
Wow this is good
No stop
First one to like, let me come back in about 20 hours to see this as top comment.
You are everywhere..
Why do I see you everywhere 😔
havent seen you in a long time
The power to express feelings through a song and lyrics is really awesome,thank you for posting this.
I think the original barbie girl song was not unfemisint itself. I see it as a satyre, a woman playing into a man's view of her, the ultra-feminine and submissive eye-candy. Playing as if it's a happy reality when in fact it's "life in plastic" - it's fake.
(This is not a critique of this version, this is really good!)
agreed, i feel like if you just listen closely to the lyrics you can easily interpret it as very satirical and actually a very sinister song clearly condemning what is talking about by making it sound ridiculous in the juxtaposition of the theme and the cheeriness of the rhythm. Kinda like "springtime with hitler" and such
It's a facetious song that is a joke on what it was to be a pop star at the time.
I agree that to a grown-up might seem satyrical if you take a deeper look. But Barbie Girl has always been a catchy song for young girls and for sure they don't have the ability to see beyond the surface of the lyrics. And I don't think there are lots of adults who would consider either explaining the real message or just ban the song completely to their children.
@@mariacg8016 I guess but also, I didn't think a man could "undress me everywhere" when i was little. i took it literally and thought she was singing from a perspective of an actual barbie doll, who's clothes you can change in a middle of a scene you're playing - undress her everywhere.
Not even the song but Barbie herself was a really strong women. She was rich asf, had all sorts of degrees, by no means plastics, she was pretty, privilege, but also educated and extremely intelligent, she could compete with men and even out smart them and beat them at their own games, the main theme song may have been shitty but Barbie herself was anything but a fragile girl and could handle herself and would by no means sing such a disgraceful song.
This gives me marina and the diamonds vibes
omfg...yes.
MARINA - Man's World
Big time
YUSSS
Teen Idle specifically, that same vibe and tone, I love it.
" It's just romantic stop being dramatic "
The saddest part is that I've seen many women saying the same . " Catcalling is just they're appreciating your beauty , stop being a snowflake . "
I feel like smacking their head to make them see the truth if they're being ignorant about it purposefully , and kick those who harass them.
Edit : Because I totally forgot about the point of how some are brought up to think harassment as " appreciation " and " it's gonna happen because you're a woman "
EXACTLY. like having someone comment on parts you aren't comfterble with isn't being complemented..
Yes, it's not romantic nor it's okay. Mfs really think they're being "romantic"
@@ROSIE-sp1wx cause those people only watch porn and Hollywood shows and movies filled with sex scenes. They don’t know how to be romantic. It is taught behavior. I wish people would be more open to Asian romance shows and anime. You will see that Asian romance is poetic and sweet, no sex involved. Only words and sweet actions. You got English subtitles because Chinese and Korean dramas are getting very popular overseas. Especially older women love watching those shows I saw. Edit: the comment under mine has nothing to do with the Asian dramas and anime romance. Those dramas and anime are open minded and even Boys love anime/Donghua and drama are getting popular in Asia as the romance is super sweet and the story is amazing! Example: Heavens official blessing(Chinese animation. You can watch it on Netflix). It is a Boys love(gay). Very popular in Asia and overseas in the West. Another sweet good romance which is popular overseas and the story is amazing: THE ROMANCE OF TIGER AND ROSE. You can watch it on RUclips for free with English subtitles. It is about a girl who writes scenarios for series and suddenly she faints because of overwork. She suddenly got transported into her own novel and meets the handsome main character:a high general which is her enemy in the novel(she reincarnated as a villainess). Best drama ever, definitely watch it as your first Asian drama.
@@truehappiness4U But as an Asian living in an Asian country, i gotta say, here a lot of people, especially the older generation, see women who have sex before marriage as sluts. So that's not exactly a healthy mindset to have either.
My sister got cat-called and the fact she was wearing PJs made me wanna pull up the middle finger
I really don't know if this changes anything, I'm a 12-year-old boy, and I'm proud to say that my generation, at least all the boys my age I know are proud to call ourselves feminists, and to support women and are disgusted by the way many men treat women, thanks for reading
@ניקאָלאַי ברומאָווסקי where do you live
As a 14 year old dude, I'm proud to say we absolutely despise modern feminism. It's absolutely outrageous and stupid. That said the concept of feminism at it's core is something we should've had forever.
What I mean by that is feminism is slowly devolving into sexism against men. As a very defensive individual my reactions are a tad bit over the top but if you look at feminism anywhere you can kinda see it.
That being said the idea of gender equality it beautiful.
I'm a women and 'd really like to say, thank you. We need more people like you.
@@Andrewbait huh whyd you tag a random thing in hebrew
We need more people like you in this world
I honestly relate to this song a lot. In middle school, this boy had a crush on me and I knew from my gut that he was not a good person. I was right. He found out where my grandma lives, and I felt uncomfortable, so I told the teacher in private. My toxic best friend (we are no longer friends, thank god) thought I was being dramatic and the teacher thought it was cute. All throughout middle school, he harassed me, stalked me, and even isolated me from the students. Once I got into high school, he somehow got ahold of pictures that were in my Snapchat account (and not from my phone camera roll), and my phone number. He threatened to come to my house and confront me because I didn’t want to accept his apology for what he did in middle school. I still get nightmares from what happened. I just hope I never see him again and I never ever interact with him again.
Edit: Thank you guys for the support I really mean that 😊 I’m doing ok now. This happened a few years ago so I’ve moved on for the most part. I just wanted to point out that I decided to reveal something more personal for the first time because this song related to me in that way. Also, no one ever says that men can’t go through harassment, and just invalidating my experiences with sexual harassment and stalking is disgusting. Shame on you for that.
oh my gosh 😟😟 i’m so sorry that happened to you. you’re so strong and i hope you know that. i’m sending you virtual hugs and love. i hope things get better for you and that boy rots in hell and gets the karma he deserves. keep your head up love 🤍🤍
I’m so sorry this happened . Just know we are here to support you and love you and you are such a strong amazing person❤️❤️I hope you never do see him again and you should get a restriction order on him.
this terrifies (idk how to spell it) bc I got doxed one time and I was living in fear ik how you feel
@@AwesomizingVideo I'm sorry that happened to you
Wow I’m so sorry this happened 🥺🤍☹️
I really hope this song gains popularity, I’m a guy and it’s hard seeing how many men treat and think about women today.
Thanks for being for a feminist ally 🙂
Wouldn't it be the complete opposite? I'm pretty sure it was much worse and has started to progress over time.
@@chrisshiherlis95 it's a little better now, but we still have a ways to go.
@@chrisshiherlis95 Yeah we’ve definitely came along way since romantic paternalism. But like it’s still an issue today seeing there’s still an issue.
@@chloekolb8754 yeah I wish there were more men and boys like that
“It’s romantic, stop being dramatic” that’s how if feels like being in your 20’s and living in a hookup culture that you don’t want to relate to.
THIS!
No, that's what's like being a pretty woman. Try being an average / below average guy. After one day you'd stop complaining.
@@MrCmon113 spotted the incel
@@infiniterandom7444 well you're both right
@@infiniterandom7444 yup,, how bad u think the neckbeard is?
The pain in her eyes and voice 🥺🥺🥺
I’m a three time survivor before the age of 18. This song gave me my power back, I’ve been feeling down lately. Reliving all three over and over again. This gives me hope that I have the power to stop it. Thank you.
Damn I REALLY feel sorry for you, to be unfortunate enough to go through it THREE times, one is is more than enough, one shouldn’t even happen, stay strong.
Sending love and strength❤
As a survivor, I stand with you and I hope you can heal from this trauma. Sending lots of love.
stay strong my luv❤
Three times in 18 years is horrible. Sending good luck and love your way :)
Honestly as a boy, men have too much problem with girls because of them watching (explicit) videos and thinking they can just do it mess free. It needs to stop. It is terrible for this generation having places were they can post stuff and it’s so sad because of the cyber bullying that happens to young girls and with all the depressing music now getting exposed to TERRIBLE things that they should not have gone through. I’m 11 and I’m standing up for #equalrights
thank you, youre very wise
@@jul2548 no thank you
The kid barely knows his times tables and I’m getting a lecture from him
@@thatonemuffinman1281 your a good one man. 💗
Smarter than any of the 13 year old boys I am with right now
its not about the length of the dress its about the length of mentality
reading the comments i have realised how lucky i am
to the girls who have gone through this i hope u r doing well
sometimes i feel that internet is much better than the real world
it's definitely not my heart does go out to these people and the internet allows us to see these stories so I don't even know where some of these people live but to say it's better is wrong the people who are the worst can thrive in ways they couldn't it does also allows those that are good to be able to be seen more so that is a positive. The world I want to live in is one in which we can all respect each other without agreeing a world in which we all had the same opportunity and there is not many places like that in the world I want to be able to walk among people and just laugh and have fun despite our personal grievances a world where joy could flourish and people could be strong and get through life with no wars but that for the most part is a pipe dream and it's not even a little bit possible with people who generalize which happens no matter the ideology the idea that all men are evil is wrong and the all women are evil is also wrong and for some reason the internet you said was better than the world says one of these is right and one is wrong when both are wrong. Sorry for the rant I needed to get this off my chest sorry it was your comment I chose to rant
sableyesunday GAMING
ya u r right i was just saying what i thought
and u r not ranting u just stated what u felt
It is difficult to live with PTSD due to my sexual assult of 3 years .
But we just never give up .
I also got boys who were corrupt in the name of love.😣 Sometimes it literally feels no hope...
But we just never give up . We ourselves don't know why .
I can't expect other men to protect us anymore.
I govern my body . I will guard me .
And i will not let any mfs hurt me again !
My softgirl personality died yesterday and only the man who is safe will only see my true self .
@@divinefeminine9474 feel sorry for you.
I know how it feels when you are sexually assaulted.
I know how it feels when you truly love someone and they are only using you.
@@Alwaystired8568 its okay i am fine 🌠❤️
Ok so, I was going throughout comments and saw so many boys comments being angry like "it's not my problem I respect girls . If others don't I don't care blah blah blah " dude she just said in the song that "come on people let's be real I'm not saying you're the blame. Come on people let's be real the world is ours to change " 1:35 till 1:45 . Go and listen again . It's just easy to think that girls life is better .
Sorry my English is not good. It's not my first language yk and I'm still learning English.
I wish the world changes soon :(
@@hazzasgayvodka4177 yea
youtube dropped something good into my recommended today
Yes
Exactly
yep I agree
yes yEs YAS
Yea, finally-
THIS NEEDS TO BE ON SPOTIFY (also please make it longer, it's so beautiful) ❤
It is on spotify
The face expressions that she puts while making this song shows that she’s so angry and tired of what’s going on in this world
hi momo!
Hello Momo ^^
@Halo Me too.It’s so unfair
@Halo Stupid Feminist agenda XD you are all lucky you don't live in Saudi Arabia, only in white man countries
@@elonmuskito Hi
Goosebumps... I have goosebumps!!!! THIS SONG IS SUCH A MASTERPIECE!!!
It's actually insane how many comments there are about abuse in someway. I'm 27 right now and the past couple months have been depressing for me. My mind keeps flashing back to all of the horrible encounters I've had when I was younger. One of them being with my cousin and another being my babysitter. I wish I knew better back then and had some type of guidance. I wish I wasn't scared to speak up. It took me about 7 years to tell my mother about these encounters. Which was unfortunately late. My mom was disgusted at first and then questioned me after, saying it must of been my imagination. To this day I still don't think she fully believes me. But hearing these stories actually gives me hope. One girl wrote "be a survivor not the victim" and that is helping me change my perspective on what happened :)
i believe you, and i'm sorry you had to go through that alone. i unfortunately relate to some of this.
I swear I will never comprehend a parent not enthusiastically believing their child when they say something bad happened to them, It drives me mad that their are parents like that. I'm sorry this happened for you, and I pray for your continued fight against your trauma.
Hit me on a whole different level. I used to be Barbie-obsessed when I was a kid. My parents worked their asses off to get me the dream house, the different outfits and cars and DVDs. I couldn't wait to grow up and be just like her. Look like her. Dress like her. Now I do everything in my power to not look that way and after the age of 15 I never wore a skirt because of the encounters I'd had with men walking to and from school. I look at girls nowadays and hope they will never have to feel that unsafe.
Same. I’m not pretty, but I’m always sure to cover myself up so nobody can really look at me. And the bad thing is I just turned a teenager and people younger than me are being catcalled and it’s terrible.
@@Izzy-zw3vx that's horrible to hear that it still happens to younger kids. It was the same for me, I'd feel so nervous walking past groups of men in my school uniform and I still feel that way just wearing normal clothes.
(Also don't be silly, I'm sure you're very pretty! everyone is pretty in their own way, beauty is subjective 🌸)
@@suna2317 yeah, my friend was just telling me yesterday that she had been catcalled and I was shocked. That’s why I keep my school skirt rolled down, just in case. Also, thank you! I hope you have an amazing day, and stay safe :)
It's not like that everywhere though, the men just needed to be raised properly
You do not dress for men and what they done was disgusting. You should have been able to dress in what you like to wear and not be sexualised. You should have not had to change the way you dress instead men should learn not to be so entitled and egotistical, instead learn respect.
“It’s romantic, stop being dramatic” that hit so deep! So true but it hurts😭😭😭
@@aaliyah4150 not really, a large amount of people who get sexually harrassed/assualted are told that they are being dramatic, or that they should've enjoyed it. it's a very relatable lyric. also being called a feminist isn't really an insult 😅 , "you think all genders are equal? you idiot"
@lalalalisa m I mean, This song was unnecessary.
@lalalalisa m I think what アリーヤ wanted to point out is that this line is nonsense and that Natural Bby x is one of the fake annoying feminists who don´t understand the concept of feminism and equality in the first place (one of the people who releases biased views on that topic). Regular feminism is good, unfortunately we suffer these days from "feminism" that practices a witch hunt instead aiming at equality.
@@aaliyah4150 no it isn't 😐
@@LakituKoopa I'm a girl??
As a male, I was taught to respect women & to ask for consent by my mother. However I went to a christan school until I was in 4th grade, at this school boys were taught to NOT listen to consent. Women were talk rape isn’t real, and they should shut up about it. I am in public schooling now, and there are various boys my age who have that mortality. I honestly feel so bad for women who have to deal with this daily. You guys are so strong to put up with men.
i am currently in a christian academy school ( K-12). they never really said anything all they talked about was sex and just making children not talking about how men/women need consent to plant that seed or just have sex without planting a child. schools r so shitty with talking about consent it’s one of the things that needs dire recognition
Schools (at least in America) are awful at everything and anything sexual, it is 100% the cause of multiple sexual problems in society.
@@josephjoestar953 yeah I completely agree.
❤️
thank you
When I was in 5th grade some random guy I didn’t know and who I can only assume was in grade 7 or 8 grabbed/touched my private areas inappropriately when I bent over to take a sip of water from the water fountain. I was really scared and when I confronted a teacher he told me
“girls can be so dramatic, suck it up”
And it took me almost 3 years to realize what had happened was NOT okay and wasn’t my fault in any shape or form. It’s honestly disgusting that a man in his 40s (this guy literally had THREE daughters and a son)
Could say that to a student who’s just been traumatized, I can’t look at guys older then me or just guys in general the me the same anymore. (like I was even scared to get close to my brothers and step brothers for a few months after the incident)
And people say to me quite often
“it’s not a big deal that happened like 5 years ago”
But I can’t just get over it bc I had to see the person who touched me everyday leading up to his graduation and the incident wasn’t reported to my parents I had to tell them myself, and when they contacted the school the person who we spoke to said “it was probably just a kid being a kid, sorry but there’s nothing we can really do about it since it happened a few weeks ago”
And then now after all that went on in elementary school me and my friends get told often that woman/girls are living on a high horse and we’re just being dramatic when we say things like “it’s hard being a girl” or “life as a girl can be tough sometimes”
Like come on. Society as a whole needs to reevaluate its view on woman and how some of us live in constant fear of, you guessed it. Men
I swear the same happened to me. I was in the 3rd grade. When I bent down to take a sip from the water fountain, a 5th grader hit my butt hard. I literally cried and he laughed at me and ran. I told my teacher but we couldn’t find him it all happened so quick I couldn’t remember his face.
I wish I could tell you it gets better, but it doesn't. That's why it is SO important that women become the strongest allies to other women! As a woman- respect women, listen to women, befriend women, and learn to trust women. Men keep us in constant competition with each other because our coming together is their biggest threat to their power over us! #womenunite
I'm so sorry you had to go through this :(( once when I was in class, wearing a dress(I was around ten and in third grade) and I was writing things on the board for fun cause we were all alone in class, I started hearing laughs and when I turned around I realized one older guy was laying on the floor almost between my legs so he could see my underwear and some of his friends were laughing at it, he wasn't much older but at least three to four years more than me, I remember running and crying in the bathroom, when I told my teacher she got so mad at him, his parents were called, mine too, but nothing happened to him thanks to the good old school advisor who just TALKED to him, and I couldn't wear dresses to school anymore cause he advised my parents that it would be better. Dispite that neither me or my mom felt safe anymore with me going on dresses so she wouldn't let me wear it anyways :/ I hate this memory but I don't think I'll ever forget it, I still feel sick when I think about it and I'm 18 already
i am so so sorry uou had to go through that, here if you need to talk
@@maite_myt i am so sorry for you too😭😭makes me so sad reading that🥺here if you need❤️
Big thanks to everyone for sharing your stories 😭❤️ I want to give y’all a hug
for real like i feel like we need a hug :"(
I just wanna say, whether it be a woman or a man that has been a survivor of sexual abuse or harrassment, that you are a beautiful being and you deserve much better.
I commend those who have found the courage and strength to share their stories and I hope those who haven’t been able to open up about it are able to do so eventually on their own time. My heart and respect goes out to all of you. 💗
Here is mine-
i was just 5 or 6 at that time and me and my mom went to our neighbours house there was a guy nearly 15 to 16 years of age ..i used to usually play with him a lot...one day he took me to his room he told me he would tell me a secret and i should not tell this to my mom and since i was a kid and loved surprises i promised not to ...he threw me to his bed and literally kissed me..i couldn't do anything cause i was just to small, after that i went to mom and while we were going back i told my mom about it...i am 14 now and what hurts is i still have to see him sometimes in my neighborhood and i should not tell this to anyone because our society will think i am the bad person in this ..he is still free i never spoke to anyone about this but since people here are so nice i decided to share while writting this, tears are rolling down my cheecks but i am helpless because our society is very bad......
You find nice people here in comment sections but where are these angels in real world..it still hurts the fuck out of me ...
Omg i hope you are doing well now💜 this type of things never happened to me but I understand how you feel.
Pedos man, that's awful
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
I don’t know if you’re aware how powerful your voice is. Thank you for sharing this with us. Stay safe. Love, S.
Ooo I missed that one. The auto closed captions aren't great. Still a great rendition though!
I've never hated this world more and I've never felt prouder for the creation of social media. It horrifies me that there are endless stories that are in the comments and many that go unnoticed. But I am proud that this is a place where you can put your thoughts without fearing anyone. My heart goes out to everyone and now that you do matter. You are not at fault. Many of the stories I read were of kids no older than 10, many were unconscious, some were drugged, but none of you are at fault. I'm sorry that this has happened to you, and I won't say anything but I do hope you speak to someone you trust and get some help to help you get through that traumatic moment that no one should ever go through. If you ever need to talk and you feel like no one is there, please do comment and remember that there is someone out there in the 7 billion who cares for you, and I am always here. *virtual hugs*
I woke up from my sleep cause it seemed like my brain wanted to uncover a vague memory of sexual harrassment i had from 4 years ago. Then i open youtube and find this first thing on my recommendation. The universe is on to me.
No your phone can read your mind , go on think about something ser what happens on your phone
What happened
@@souminda that isnt a super good thing to ask so bluntly, it could be triggering for them to talk about it,, i dont think you meant it in a bad way, jus please be more conscious about who your audience is
That’s God♥️
God wants you to heal❤️ i hope you’re well
I have goosebumps listening to this and hearing everyone's stories in the comment section 😭😭 y'all are so so strong a fighter , respect from the bottom of my heart 💓❤️💜 I'm proud of you
♥️
You sound like an angel...
Wow this is incredible, I got chills this is so powerful
Oh god, It's really not.
@@aaliyah4150 it really is 🥲
I thought this was gonna be a meme but i got goosebumps the whole time
Same
girl you are just too talented. literally. not just your voice but also your ideas are so creative!
Even as a guy, I know she’s spitting straight up fax no printers
Hutao?
haha yep
Absolutely
That's enough CNN for you.
@@kaiserwilhelm8543 What does a news platform have to do with a man acknowledging the awful treatment of women? Grow up
The crazy thing is that the world was ALWAYS like this, especially in 1997 when the original was released. It's just being vocalized now and thank god for that.
Right
I don't think anyone's said its gotten *worse* than the past but also this has a good sentiment
I think this was pretty much the subtext of the original, underneath an ironic layer of shiny pop (although being a pre-teen at the time, I didn't recognize that the irony was ironic).
The song had the same meaning back then too.. it’s just people also had the mental capacity to understand irony
@@hahnkf8111 you're on point with that! I'm beginning to realize that as a personal shortcoming too. Well, never too late to learn!
Since everyone is sharing their stories here's mine-
I was in a hostel with my parents because, my mum had some urgent duties in another state. Every year since the past 4 years she goes with us in may (excluding 2020). Since it was may this year (2018) I decided to go too. I had missed going in 2017 due to health issues. So there was a lunch room or buffet like area , you're supposed to complete your lunch and leave the plates on the table, I had finished eating. But my parents hadn't completed theirs, I was maybe 9 or 8 and my sister was maybe 4 or 5. Our rooms were in the upper floor, it really wasn't that far. I was too impatient to wait since there was a movie, I had left half watched. So I asked if I could go, my mum agreed. My sister also came with me, while going upstairs there was kind of a sitting place/ sofa. The room sweeper was just sitting on it, he was good in terms with my father. But I always got creepy vibes from him, he was kind of a nose poker and a possessive man, but I really couldn't do much so I decided to roll with it. So while we were going he called me and my sister and asked if we had watched some cartoon he was showing on his phone. It was some Christmas Eve song, I really don't remember. I said,"I don't remember, but we learnt it in nursery." And said that I was in a urgency and I had to go. Right then he pulled my hand and my sister's hand and forced us to sit with him in the sofa. I was really scared and felt something was off but I didn't react much. And be probably in his mid or late thirties with a daughter of his own. I kind of pretended on watching the video he was showing, then he slowly started making some really lewd comments like-
"Your sister's kind of skinny, you're a bit plump you know. You should try to make you presense a bit unnoticeable, I think."
I was already fukin' done with this man but I kept quiet out of respect and just mildly smiled and nodded. Then he slowly starts dragging his hand towards my shoulder and rubs it. I really didn't say anything, and thought it was an accident but then he slowly starts bringing his palm to my chest and rubs and kind of squeezes it. I was horrified. I quickly pulled away myself and my sister. He was kind of shocked and annoyed, he then asks if we want to watch anything else or we didn't like the "cartoon" he was showing. I refused politely but my sister was fussing and wished to see more of that song or smh. He was drawing her in again but I pulled her and said in a loud and angry voice to him "I have my own phone, she can watch in mine. No need."
He was pissed of a was trying to convince my sister but I angrily denied him and returned to our rooms. He tried to follow but I quickly locked the doorand shut him outside.
I'm still traumatized from this experience and when I told my mum about this( not the part when he was doing inappropriate things but rather just something else, he was calling us so and so) my mom blamed me and said we shouldn't have come alone.
Why are so many parents like that
Like I just wanted a story time where some girls boyfriend cheated on her with her half sister and their parents allowed it that’s so cruel,like ho sis that right
And so many people are saying it’s the victims fault,like how it’s our fault,I didn’t even know anything during mine does that mean it’s my fault for not telling my mom bc I was scared,like why are parents like this,thought they start crying and saying it’s the perpetrators fault when it happens to them but us is another story 🙄
NOW i understand why my mother NEVER lets me go anywhere by myself in hotels
I am protected because of her
@@ami-stars252 I guess the effects of ingrained victim- blaming, to the point they'd trash ever justifiable claim. I mean according to them before blaming the abuser the victim also needs to be corrected even if they are not at fault. But the irony is victims are held more accountable than the abusers.
im so sorry abt what happened to you and about your mom, it's not your fault that man was a pig
Tell her about the sexu@l @ssault too. u need to tell someone. im so sorry this happened to u
I was about 10 when i heard that Song the first time and i remember i thought this melody has a melancholy within. This cover brings it to the surface, and the lyrics are awesome!
When I was about 9, I traveled to visit family in honduras. One night my cousin walked me home around 10:00 and the front door where I was staying at was locked and it was because there was a party. She walked me the backyard so I can enter from there but she wouldn't leave until she saw me go inside. While I was walking I heard someone call out for me being 9, I stopped and didn't think much of it. A man way older than me came behind and held my arms and I could get out of his grip. I heard a belt being undone but my cousin jumped in and I was able to run away. Apparently it was my fault. I was wearing a dress, at night. I was leading him on, that's what my aunt told me. For the longest time I thought that it was fault and I didn't really understand the situation. Now I do, and now I can say freely that it wasn't my fault.
I just wanted to say thank you for the endless love and support I wish you all the best🤍
that is absolutely disgusting. what a shame. i’m so glad you realized that you’re the victim ❤️ all my love x
@@acrxlic-183 thank you, it means a lot 🤍 have a goodnight or day :)
The fact that it waas your aunt. Another women that told you. Man, sorry that this happened but glad that you have realized what actually happened and arent afraid to share it
It’s absolutely disgusting that another woman would put the blame on you, a literal fuckin child, and say that it was your fault for wearing a dress. On another note, I’m glad that the disgusting man who did that didn’t get any further, and I’m glad that you ended up okay. Just remember you always have someone on your side, even if you don’t really know me I’ll support you :)
You aren't a victim you are a survivor❤
*"I'm a barbie girl, don't stand a chance in a man's world. Imagination, life is your creation"*
I'm not even a girl and this hurts.
compassion is not just for women, many men are on the side of the women, it s intelligent, together for a better world! big hug beautiful person.
Same-
Hearing men recognise and share our pain feels so reassuring ❤️ Pls use ur male privilege best u can to give women space and a voice in places where we otherwise lack it
It's nice being understood; thank you so much for this.
Same, these lyrics hit me, showing how hopeless some people can feel in this men dominated society. The performance is also so great, her impressive use of voice really adds to the delivery of the message.
tbh when I clicked on the video I expected a light hearted parody of barbie girl wich also takes a jab on recent times in a funny way. Oh boy was I wrong, this is actually so good? Like, the message, the lyrics and everything. I've got chills!
This song doesn't need a music video. Her beautiful face and her expression is all. The raw it is the more lovely it becomes
It’s actually truly devastating that so many people have been a victim of this and this world really does need to change
Bad news, it won't, it's human nature, we consist of really good and really bad and don't know what middle ground is, which means we're F'D
@@TheLastEgg08 When did being disgusting become human nature...I’m human and the thought of raping someone makes me sick it sounds like you’re trying to make excuses and normalize whatever tf is wrong with you. Sorry to break it to ya bud but if you think ANY of this is normal you’re a sicko who deserves to be behind bars
@@lovelylayla2803 See, completely what I was saying, you assumed the bad in me, without even trying to understand, typical human reaction, or at least an occidental one. I said it's human nature, not that I'm a r@pist (just the thought of it makes me gag). By human nature I meant what we do on a daily basis, not r@pe in particular you idiot. If I should be behind the bars, you should go to school, stupid.
“It’s romantic, stop being dramatic” sexual assault is NOT a joke or something to take lightly. It is NOT romantic and you should NEVER take it. I’m so sorry for every person that’s had to deal with sexual assault/rape etc. No one should deserve that. Sending love to all of the people that have had to deal with it 🥺
I'm a guy and I've been sexually assaulted just cause a majority of people that get assaulted are women u can't just forget abt males lol
for anyone* not just women
@@str-th6fo true
@@nathan-rt9fe Do you run up on people promoting prostate cancer awareness and yell that ovarian cancer matters too? No. Ya don't.
@@nathan-rt9fe Love, I am sorry that happened you. You’re very strong💞 but they never said that women don’t do it, it’s just that 99% of the time it’s a man.
So is no one gonna talk about how pretty she is?
you're so sweet
@@ninathetarotgirl lol I see it
@@ninathetarotgirl I just saw it after seeing this comment I never thought abt that until now
I only looked in the comments so I can see the praise she deserves, and damn, I didn't expect to cry
Remind me of the two blonde twins from suite life of Zack and Cody Becky and Milly Rosso
They should have used this in the Barbie movie!
This made me remember how my nephew took advantage of me when I was 10 (he's older than me). I told my parents 5 years later and my dad said it was just child's play. It's been a decade since it happened the first time of a few and I still hate looking at myself in the mirror. I still cry myself to sleep whenever I have to greet him out of politeness in front of my family. Dad finally realized I don't want to know of his existence but his words still hurt. It's never what you wear, it's never where you are, it's never how you act; it's always the fact they were stronger than you back then, but you can always come back stronger.
I’m sorry that happened to you 💖
Please find a therapist you feel safe with, you can get past this and things will be better! So sorry.
Please don't get me wrong, if you still cry it will just make the "other guy stronger in your mind once again". You can always choose to forget the whole incident, yes I know this is the a stupid thing I am telling, but try it.. remove it off your mind, replace it with something that can make you stronger, we should never let the offender feel like they have won or gotten away with it by feeling low, they might keep doing this to others, again I am sorry
I'm so sorry, I can't even write about how sorry I am but I hope you're okay ♥️
@@blessynoby9640 I'm sorry but I have to completely disagree. If crying is a part of their process of how they work through their pain, then they are 100% entitled to that. Everyone deals with it differently. I know people who havent been afraid to speak up about it but like most (counting myself) it is much harder to speak up about. This being said, it doesnt in any way make me weaker than my aggressor. I am strong because I'm a survivor, because even though what happened broke me, and I still spend my nights crying and my days hiding, I get though and I am slowly healing. it takes different amounts of time for everyone and as I said, everones coping mechanism is different. This person is strong. Stronger than their aggressor. Yes they may still cry but crying isnt a sign of weakness, it's a sign of the healing process. Something like this scars you and cant be just forgotten. It should be remembered as the day this person survived, not the day that they were attacked
"The world is ours to change."
This line hit me hard
YESSSS😔😔😔😔
Just saw a 6 year old catcall a women on the street.
Teach you're children to respect women.We are not objects,we are human like you,we have feelings just like you,we deserve to be respected just how you are.
How my god this is disgusting..🥺🥺😨🤢🤢
@@bitterbutbetter4809 yeah....:(
Teach kids to respect everyone, not just women 🤷♂️
@@Jake-eh5zl yh teach them to respect everyone but not a lot of people know how to respect women so teach them what they don't know instead of what they know.
@@Jake-eh5zl They never said teach kids to respect only women they said teach kids to respect women
oh my god you are so talented! This is such a beautiful way to show a story! You are an amazing singer and this is amazing!!!!! I got chills your voice is so graceful yet firm. Sending love from America :)
I was around 6 or 7 years old, in a restaurant with my mom and one of the worker there kept on grabbing my hand while I kept on trying to pull away. My mom didn’t notice because she was facing away from me while paying at the cash register and I was right behind her when this happened. Never went into that restaurant anymore until I turned teenager, gained lots of weight & started wearing my headscarf. No one dared touching me anymore cause I wasn’t cute like when I was little. Didn’t tell my mom till I became an adult and she said I should’ve told her. Eventhough the food was good, I felt really glad when I heard the restaurant closed down few years back.
Edit: My main point is to not keep quiet about it and try to deal with it on your own even if you think the situation is not a big deal. Especially for a kid, you may not understand how bad the situation actually is.
I’m so sorry you had to go through that. You are such a strong and amazing person ❤️we are all here to support you
❤️ur NOT alone.
Im sorry that you went through that... I would just like to point out that people don't get harassed or assaulted because of the things they wear or how they look, people who are deemed "unattractive" by society aren't any less likely to get harassed or assaulted then those who are deemed attractive. I dont want this to come off as rude and i apologize if it does i just wanted to point that out.
Just an attempted hand grab caused you so much trauma? Can you elaborate on why? Also how does this anecdote connect with the video?
@lily Thank you. I was about to rage so much at this person. It's bad enough that woman are being treated horribly but when you're a kid, it's worse. You'll be scared to voice out thinking that you might have done something wrong that causes it when it's not your fault. Like many others in the comment section, they have parents who accused them of tempting the other party when it's not even their fault.