If I asked you to “run like a girl,” how would you run?
Always, which is a feminine product brand, asked multiple teenage girls what they think it means to do something “like a girl.” The first teenage girl was asked to “run like a girl,” and she ran the stereotypical way a girl would run (according to society.) One of the boys being interviewed was asked to “fight like a girl,” and he laughed right before he did a whimpy-looking punch. Later in the video, Always asked younger girls under the age of 10 to run, fight, and throw like a girl. Each one performed the action as strong as they could. When one of the younger girls was asked what it meant to run like a girl, and she replied, “It means to run as fast as you can.”
This commercial shows the gender stereotype that girls learn when they’re younger. When the older girls are asked the “like a girl” question, each one doesn’t perform to their fullest capability. However, when the younger girls are asked to do each action, they all exceed expectation. It really does show that at a young age, girls learn to conform to the stereotype. Throughout a girl’s childhood and teen years, she hears the phrase “like a girl” numerous times while being used in a negative way, so they learn to see that phrase as an insult. If a girl is performing an activity to her fullest potential, then she is told that she’s “doing it like a girl,” that can negatively affect her self-esteem. No one wants to be mocked when they’re trying their hardest at something, but it constantly happens. Society should realize that we are girls and will act like girls, but that shouldn’t be a negative statement. Acting like a girl should mean you are performing at your fullest potential.
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