Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling in a scene from ‘Barbie’. Photograph: AP
Within the ultimate act of the Barbie film, when the Kens have taken over Barbieland and Barbie has misplaced hope, America Ferrera – enjoying Gloria, a working mom visiting from the true world – provides a rousing speech that has been the topic of a lot dialogue we’d as properly name it The Speech.
The Speech articulates the ridiculous, conflicting requirements ladies are anticipated to satisfy: bodily, professionally, socially and emotionally (“all the time be grateful”).
