In class we were shown a commercial from the company Always. Each participant were put in front of the camera with a grey backdrop. The people who volunteered were mostly women and each person was asked to portray a set of personifications. One being, "run like a girl", another being "throw like a girl".
At first, each person portrayed this very whiney and wimpy way of being. It was apparent that they were all over acting, however it was interesting to see everyone's reaction to be the same. After seeing the repetition of the same character. The commercial made me question, what it means to "act like a girl". Is it really this helpless way of being. Someone to just wait around for a hero? No, I don't think so. Granted, the company Always target audience is women. You could say "it's a women's company".
The second part to this commercial turned the view a 180°. Women were acting courageous and portraying women to be proud of who they were and I can see the appeal for women to not act "like as sissy", whatever that phrase really means.
Thursday, November 12, 2015
#CoverTheAthlete
A YouTube compilation post was made to enlighten us of the ridiculousness behind certain broad based questions posed to the player. Most of the questions were about the athletes looks and sexual orientation/preference. The players that were asked these questions directly did brush off these absurd questions with scoffs and chuckles as if the journalists weren't being serious. however and unfortunately, they were serous.
One question posed to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps went something like this, "Removing your body hair gives you an edge in the pool, what about your sex life"? Michael Phelps chuckled, looked over at his manager, and removed himself from the question. Another question by a journalist to a Seattle Seahawk player; "How has your weight gain effected your mobility"? The player responded by saying, "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you're talking about".
Questions like these are absurd and have absolutely nothing to do with the actual game. These seem to be "gossip questions". After viewing this video I stumbled upon another video with the same content, only difference was that someone had put together these same string of questions posed to female athletes. Knowing that these questions are for one: Not original, and secondly: Unprofessional. This makes me question the motive behind these sort of questions. Who wants to know this information and what does it have to do with the athletes profession?
One question posed to Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps went something like this, "Removing your body hair gives you an edge in the pool, what about your sex life"? Michael Phelps chuckled, looked over at his manager, and removed himself from the question. Another question by a journalist to a Seattle Seahawk player; "How has your weight gain effected your mobility"? The player responded by saying, "I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you're talking about".
Questions like these are absurd and have absolutely nothing to do with the actual game. These seem to be "gossip questions". After viewing this video I stumbled upon another video with the same content, only difference was that someone had put together these same string of questions posed to female athletes. Knowing that these questions are for one: Not original, and secondly: Unprofessional. This makes me question the motive behind these sort of questions. Who wants to know this information and what does it have to do with the athletes profession?
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