I yearned to see people like myself on screen as full humans.

To me, this is the best and highest use of storytelling, she continued.

To affirm one anothers full humanity.

American Ferrera accepts the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards

American Ferrera accepts the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice AwardsKevin Winter / Getty Images

To uphold the truth that we are all worthy of being seen.

You had the courage and the vision to take it on, she continued.

Thank you for gifting the world withBarbie.

‘Inside Out 2’

And that unabashedly telling female stories does not diminish your powers it expands them.