While we are glad that girls and boys are different, this video gives us something to think about regarding an overused and misused phrase.
Take three minutes to watch this video:
Now for some questions:
- What does it mean to do something "like a girl"?
- Why didn't the younger girls look like the older people when they did the motions? Why do the older people in the video do the actions the ways they do?
- How can a person insult "girls" but not his sister?
- Is it OK for girls to be different than boys? Is it OK for some people to do things better than other people?
- Is "like a girl" a negative or positive phrase? Explain.
- How can a person react when someone says they (or someone else) does something "like a girl"?
- Is there anything like this phrase for boys? Do people expect boys to do things in a particular way simply because of their gender?
