tie herself into knots把自己擰成結

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

就好像我們得永遠樣樣非凡。 可不知怎麼的，我們永遠都做錯。 你得瘦，但又不能太瘦， 你得說自己想要健康， 你得有錢，但又不能開口要錢 你得當老闆，但又不能兇。 你得帶隊，但又不能壓掉別人的想法。 你理應熱愛當媽媽， 你得是職業女性 男人行為不端，你還得替他們扛責，這簡直瘋了， 可你要是指出來，又會被說成在抱怨。 你得為男人保持漂亮，但又不能漂亮到 或者讓其他女人感到威脅 還得永遠心懷感恩。 但又永遠別忘了體制被人做了手腳， 你得永遠不老， 永遠不失敗，永遠不露怯， 這太難了，太自相矛盾了， 也沒人給你發獎章或說聲謝謝。 而到頭來，其實 我真是看夠了自己 把自己擰成結，好讓別人喜歡我們。 而如果這一切 她只不過是在代表女人…… 那我真不知道該怎麼說了。

Okay, here’s the deal. It’s not just about how they see us, it’s about how they see themselves. Ken Land contains the seeds of its own destruction. First we have to get the Barbies away from their Kens. We could use a decoy Barbie who pretends to be brainwashed. That should be you. - Cool. Distract them by appearing helpless and confused. Kens cannot resist a damsel in distress. You have to make them believe that you’re complacent. That they have the power. And when their guard is down, you take the power back.

好，聽好了。 這不只關乎他們怎麼看我們， 肯之地埋著自我毀滅的種子。 首先得把芭比從她們的肯身邊弄走。 我們可以用一個假裝被洗腦的誘餌芭比。 那就你來。 - 行。 裝成無助又糊塗去分散他們的注意。 肯們抗拒不了落難少女。 你得讓他們相信你安於現狀。 相信權力在他們手裡。 等他們放鬆警惕，你就把權力奪回來。