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  • It is literally impossible to be a woman.

  • 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 give 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.

It is literally impossible to be a woman.

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