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 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. 

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.

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, 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.

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”.

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.

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