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.
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