America Ferrera's 'Barbie' speech said what all women are thinking and quickly went viral

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For all its jokes about beach, fascists and Proust, there's one moment in the "Barbie" movie that has people talking more than any other.

In the film's third act, Mattel employee Gloria (America Ferrera) travels back to Barbie Land with Barbie (Margot Robbie), where they discover that Ken (Ryan Gosling) has overthrown the all-female Supreme Court and plans to change the Constitution so that men have all the power. Tired of feeling like a mere accessory, Ken rejects Barbie's pleas to restore order, forcing all the other Barbies into a life of brainwashed servitude to the Kens.

Feeling deflated and defeated, Barbie breaks down crying in a meeting with Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) and other rejected dolls. There, Gloria offers a powerful speech about the unrealistic expectations that all women are held to, whether they're in the real world or plastic Dreamhouses.

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"It is literally impossible to be a woman," Gloria tells Barbie. "You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don’t think you’re good enough. 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," Gloria concludes. "And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don’t even know."

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'Barbie' fans have praised the speech as 'relatable' and 'Oscar-worthy'

Inspiring yet simmering with rage, the speech has resonated strongly with moviegoers ever since "Barbie" arrived in theaters last weekend. Women and men have tweeted that the scene made them cry, and said it even earned applause at many screenings.

Others are saying that Ferrera deserves a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for her brilliant and beautiful delivery of the monologue.

The scene encapsulates what Robbie finds so remarkable about writer/director Greta Gerwig, whose compassion radiates off the screen in "Lady Bird" (2017) and "Little Women" (2019).

"There's an expectation that Barbie, you just immediately (associate) it with superficiality," Robbie told USA TODAY prior to the Screen Actors Guild strike. But with Gerwig at the helm, the actress knew she would "do her magic, and make this somehow so dimensional and unexpected, and so moving and emotional."

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: America Ferrera 'Barbie' speech resonates with women. Here's why.