Fans find their favorite pick among America Ferrera&#039;s feminist monologues and the most popular one is not from &#039;Barbie&#039;.

America Ferrera’s Unconventional Feminist Monologue Steals Fans’ Hearts, and No, It Is Not From &#8216;Barbie&#8217;

With Barbie hitting theatres, the onset of a pink wave was virtually inevitable.
Greta Gerwig’s powerhouse package of comedy, fantasy, and practicality brought
focus to the age-old nuances of female existence and the false prophets that put
a price on every Barbie’s head as they grow. Keeping real-life Barbies like
Margot Robbie and America Ferrera
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/america-ferrera/] affront for this feminist
power-play, the film undoubtedly raked box office queues, rising to global
recognition. Contrary to expectations, fans have now found their favorite
feminist monologue by Ferrera, but it is not from Barbie.

Despite ending up in the prestigious list of Oscar nominees this year, fans have
a different pick for America Ferrera’s courageous act of feminism other than
Barbie and they have even confirmed it. A user on X (formerly Twitter) posted a
highlight clip from Ferrera starring in the NBC sitcom, Superstore episode, Amy
Goes Off on Glenn, to make a case as to why it is their favorite feminist
oration of all time, beating even her resolute display in Barbie. 

> 1. superstore is great in general
> 2. this is kinda a better feminist speech than America Ferrera's Barbie
> monologue pic.twitter.com/TNp8efv9Jp [https://t.co/TNp8efv9Jp]
> 
> — jim (FHJY spoilers) 🌙🇵🇸 (@muracommie) February 28, 2024
> [https://twitter.com/muracommie/status/1762841030095683703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



The clip focuses on the iconic soliloquy delivery by Ferrera after Glenn (Mark
McKinney), the manager of Cloud 9 offers her bath bombs. For context, Amy, the
character played by Ferrera, had been forced back to work shortly after giving
birth. As she tries to navigate parenthood, her vulnerable health post-pregnancy
along with her work life, Glenn’s offering erupts Amy into a nut-cracking
revelation about her condition, making space for the most historic discourse in
a workplace comedy.

ALSO READ: America Ferrera Already Had Her “winning an Academy Award” Moment
Years Before ‘Barbie’ Nomination
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-america-ferrera-already-had-her-winning-an-academy-award-moment-years-before-barbie-oscar-nomination/]

Although at first, it might raise eyebrows, for this one, the public really has
to trust the fans’ guts because this monologue is surely one-of-a-kind.


FANS PICK AMERICA FERRERA’S FEMINIST MONOLOGUE IN SUPERSTORE OVER BARBIE

As a mother of two whose real-life concept of harmony also embarks on the dual
duties of professionalism and parenting
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-america-ferrera-and-her-kids-the-journey-of-splendid-motherhood-with-sebastian-and-lucia-williams/],
America Ferrera’s reel monologue is explicitly an eye-opener. The more it
carries real undertones, fans cannot help but find the relevance of it in the
language of every mother of a newborn. Hence, to choose this beyond the Oscar
nominee has quantifiable reasons, but not if this also makes a case for her
Oscar nomination. Which, if the cries of “she deserves the oscar nom bad,” under
the clip are anything to go by, the clip has already done its due diligence.

> the final line sends me she says it with such passion like she really meant
> that 😭😭😭😭
> 
> — fraz 🍉 (@frazzled_fox) February 28, 2024
> [https://twitter.com/frazzled_fox/status/1762869385835012462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> she deserves that oscar nom bad https://t.co/HTQ3dF1EwT
> [https://t.co/HTQ3dF1EwT]
> 
> — suede visage abattage (jack) (@Porgologist) February 29, 2024
> [https://twitter.com/Porgologist/status/1763018331718824146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> she REALLY means it😭😭
> 
> — jim (FHJY spoilers) 🌙🇵🇸 (@muracommie) February 28, 2024
> [https://twitter.com/muracommie/status/1762871202656198775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Needless to say, not just women, but even men, found her monologue exceptional.
Her performance was so gripping that fans could not help but reiterate that
Ferrera “means it”.

> I think that’s a natural drawback of trying to make an all-encompassing
> feminist monologue versus having a character speak to personal experiences
> that we’ve seen firsthand. The latter is always gonna resonate more because we
> understand where it’s coming from for her emotionally.
> 
> — Terms of Bendearment (@Hooraydiation) January 10, 2024
> [https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation/status/1745030630620959020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



> I have to guess that this scene is what clinched the BARBIE gig
> 
> — Maddie (@maddiewhittle) January 9, 2024
> [https://twitter.com/maddiewhittle/status/1744862932813414446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]



Since this has been chosen as one of the most iconic deliveries by Ferrera
beyond Barbie, it is safe to say that she might be just the person suited for
this kind of reality check. Especially in reel glances, when a performance can
reevaluate Oscar-worthy performances, chances are that the actor has leveled up
in a way unknown to themselves. Now, whether Ferrera has been able to do the
same is very much out in the open from the online threads and, by all
indications, it looks like a green light.

ALSO READ: Who Is Ryan Piers Williams? Know All About America Ferrera’s Husband
[https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-who-is-ryan-piers-williams-know-all-about-america-ferrera-husband/]

Which is your favorite feminist monologue by America Ferrera? Is it from the
Superstore or Barbie? Let us know in the comments below!

Anushka Bhattacharya

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With Barbie hitting theatres, the onset of a pink wave was virtually inevitable. Greta Gerwig’s powerhouse package of comedy, fantasy, and practicality brought focus to the age-old nuances of female existence and the false prophets that put a price on every Barbie’s head as they grow. Keeping real-life Barbies like Margot Robbie and <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/tag/america-ferrera/">America Ferrera</a> affront for this feminist power-play, the film undoubtedly raked box office queues, rising to global recognition. Contrary to expectations, fans have now found their favorite feminist monologue by Ferrera, but it is not from Barbie.
Despite ending up in the prestigious list of Oscar nominees this year, fans have a different pick for America Ferrera’s courageous act of feminism other than Barbie and they have even confirmed it. A user on X (formerly Twitter) posted a highlight clip from Ferrera starring in the NBC sitcom, Superstore episode, Amy Goes Off on Glenn, to make a case as to why it is their favorite feminist oration of all time, beating even her resolute display in Barbie. 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
1. superstore is great in general 2. this is kinda a better feminist speech than America Ferrera&#39;s Barbie monologue <a href="https://t.co/TNp8efv9Jp">pic.twitter.com/TNp8efv9Jp</a>
&mdash; jim (FHJY spoilers) 🌙🇵🇸 (@muracommie) <a href="https://twitter.com/muracommie/status/1762841030095683703?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
The clip focuses on the iconic soliloquy delivery by Ferrera after Glenn (Mark McKinney), the manager of Cloud 9 offers her bath bombs. For context, Amy, the character played by Ferrera, had been forced back to work shortly after giving birth. As she tries to navigate parenthood, her vulnerable health post-pregnancy along with her work life, Glenn’s offering erupts Amy into a nut-cracking revelation about her condition, making space for the most historic discourse in a workplace comedy.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-america-ferrera-already-had-her-winning-an-academy-award-moment-years-before-barbie-oscar-nomination/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">America Ferrera Already Had Her “winning an Academy Award” Moment Years Before ‘Barbie’ Nomination</a>
Although at first, it might raise eyebrows, for this one, the public really has to trust the fans’ guts because this monologue is surely one-of-a-kind.
<h2>Fans pick America Ferrera’s feminist monologue in Superstore over Barbie</h2>
As a mother of two whose real-life concept of harmony also embarks on the <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-america-ferrera-and-her-kids-the-journey-of-splendid-motherhood-with-sebastian-and-lucia-williams/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dual duties of professionalism and parenting</a>, America Ferrera’s reel monologue is explicitly an eye-opener. The more it carries real undertones, fans cannot help but find the relevance of it in the language of every mother of a newborn. Hence, to choose this beyond the Oscar nominee has quantifiable reasons, but not if this also makes a case for her Oscar nomination. Which, if the cries of &#8220;she deserves the oscar nom bad,&#8221; under the clip are anything to go by, the clip has already done its due diligence.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
the final line sends me she says it with such passion like she really meant that 😭😭😭😭
&mdash; fraz 🍉 (@frazzled_fox) <a href="https://twitter.com/frazzled_fox/status/1762869385835012462?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
she deserves that oscar nom bad <a href="https://t.co/HTQ3dF1EwT">https://t.co/HTQ3dF1EwT</a>
&mdash; suede visage abattage (jack) (@Porgologist) <a href="https://twitter.com/Porgologist/status/1763018331718824146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 29, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
she REALLY means it😭😭
&mdash; jim (FHJY spoilers) 🌙🇵🇸 (@muracommie) <a href="https://twitter.com/muracommie/status/1762871202656198775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Needless to say, not just women, but even men, found her monologue exceptional. Her performance was so gripping that fans could not help but reiterate that Ferrera “means it”.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
I think that’s a natural drawback of trying to make an all-encompassing feminist monologue versus having a character speak to personal experiences that we’ve seen firsthand. The latter is always gonna resonate more because we understand where it’s coming from for her emotionally.
&mdash; Terms of Bendearment (@Hooraydiation) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation/status/1745030630620959020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true">
I have to guess that this scene is what clinched the BARBIE gig
&mdash; Maddie (@maddiewhittle) <a href="https://twitter.com/maddiewhittle/status/1744862932813414446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Since this has been chosen as one of the most iconic deliveries by Ferrera beyond Barbie, it is safe to say that she might be just the person suited for this kind of reality check. Especially in reel glances, when a performance can reevaluate Oscar-worthy performances, chances are that the actor has leveled up in a way unknown to themselves. Now, whether Ferrera has been able to do the same is very much out in the open from the online threads and, by all indications, it looks like a green light.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.netflixjunkie.com/hollywood-news-who-is-ryan-piers-williams-know-all-about-america-ferrera-husband/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who Is Ryan Piers Williams? Know All About America Ferrera’s Husband</a>
Which is your favorite feminist monologue by America Ferrera? Is it from the Superstore or Barbie? Let us know in the comments below!

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