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Like we have to always be extraordinary.

Gloria’s rules for women · Barbie (2023)

Like we have to always be extraordinary.

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But somehow, we’re always doing it wrong.

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1Like we have to always be extraordinary .
Everyday exampleLike we have to always be available, even on weekends.
2But somehow, we’re always doing it wrong .
3You have to be thin but not too thin, and you can never say you want to be thin.
4You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin.
5You have to have money, but you can’t ask for money because that’s crass.
6You have to be a boss but you can’t be mean.
7You have to lead, but you can’t squash other people’s ideas.
8You’re supposed to love being a mother, but don’t talk about your kids all the damn time .
9You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people.
10You have to answer for men’s bad behavior, which is insane,
11but if you point that out , you’re accused of complaining.
12You’re supposed to stay pretty for men but not so pretty that you tempt them too much
13or that you threaten other women because you’re supposed to be a part of the sisterhood but always stand out.
14And always be grateful.
15But never forget that the system is rigged , so find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful.
16You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down,
17never fail, never show fear, never get out of line .
18It’s too hard, it’s too contradictory,
19and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you.
20And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong but also everything is your fault.
21I’m just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman
22 tie herself into knots so that people will like us .
23And if all of that is also true for a doll
24just representing a woman...
25then I don’t even know.

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