A scene from Barbie 2023
Barbie

What's wrong with them?

Ken
[resting his arm on the Mortal Kombat II arcade machine]

We just explained to them the immaculate, impeccable seamless garment of logic that is patriarchy, and they crumbled.

Oh, my God. This is like in the 1500s with the indigenous people and smallpox. They had no defenses against it.

Ken

Yeah. Buckle up, babe. [chuckles] Because Barbie Land is now Ken Land! And it's gonna be just like Century City in Los Angeles, because they had it all figured out in Century City. The minute you get out of your car, you're like, "I can't believe how great this place is!"

Barbie

No, no, no. They don't have it figured out in Century City because we failed them.

Ken
[loudly]

No! YOU FAILED ME! [sighs] Out there, I was somebody. And when I walked down the street... people respected me just for who I am. [scoffs] One lady, she even asked me for the time.

Pompadour Ken

No way!

Ken

Way. [chuckles] And if it weren't for these technicalities like MBAs, medical degrees, and I don't know, swim lessons, I could have ruled that world. But I don't need any of those things here. Here, I'm just a dude. And you know what? That's enough.

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