1. I am Kenough. You are Kenough. We are Kenough. 

I am Kenough” (Kenough being a play on the name "Ken" and the word “enough”) refers to the line that Blonde Ken (played by Ryan Gosling) wears on a sweatshirt in the last scene he appears in the “Barbie” movie. This first tenet expands on this line to argue that people should recognize that they are, first and foremost, autonomous human beings that are not totally defined by externally imposed identities, systems of power, or primal biological instincts. In particular, true to the philosophy of the Barbie movie, I suggest that people should not limit or trap themselves to a primitive life of seeking sexual attraction and gratification. People are inherently worthy of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness merely by their own independent and metaphysical existence. This does not mean that people are perfect and without flaws, are able of becoming perfect, or should try to achieve perfection with the expectation of success. Rather, it is an acknowledgement that our own independent existences as autonomous human beings validate our desires for freedom, liberty, and happiness. We should explore how to achieve those three things in a way that does not deny other people the right to their own freedom, liberty, and happiness as well.

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