Hi, Erin!
Hi!
Okay, so I'm gonna just give you some actions to do, and just do the first thing that comes to mind.
Show me what it looks like to run like a girl.
My hair. Oh, God.
Show me what it looks like to fight like a girl.
Now, throw like a girl.
Awww.
My name is Dakota, and I'm ten years old.
Show me what it looks like to run like a girl.
Throw like a girl.
Fight like a girl.
What does it mean to you when I say run like a girl?
It means run (as) fast as you can.
So do you think you just insulted your sister?
No, I mean, yeah, insulted girls, but not my sister.
Is "like a girl" a good thing?
I actually don't know what it really... if it's a bad thing or a good thing. Sounds like a bad thing.
Sounds like you're trying to humiliate someone.
So when they're in that vulnerable time, between ten and twelve, how do you think it affects them when somebody uses "like a girl" as an insult?
I think it definitely drops their self-confidence and really puts them down,
because during that time they're already trying to figure themselves out.
And when somebody says, "You hit like a girl," it's like, "Well, what does that mean?"
'Cause they think they're a strong person.
It's kind of like telling them that they're weak, and they're not as good as them.
And what advice do you have to young girls who are told they run like a girl, kick like a girl, hit like a girl, swim like a girl?
Keep doing it, 'cause it's working.
If somebody else says that running like a girl, or kicking like a girl, or shooting like a girl is something that you shouldn't be doing,
that's their problem, because if you're still scoring, and you're still getting to the ball in time, and you're still being first,
you're doing it right.
It doesn't matter what they say.
I mean, yes! I kick like a girl, and I swim like a girl, and I walk like a girl, and I wake up in the morning like a girl,
because I am a girl.
And that is not something that I should be ashamed of, so I'm gonna do it anyway.
That's what they should do.
If I asked you to run like a girl now, would you do it differently?
I would run like myself.
Would you like a chance to redo it?
Yeah.
Why can't "run like a girl" also mean win the race?