Personal Narrative-It's Like A Girl

“You’re good, for a girl I mean.” My friend Isaiah exclaimed when I beat his friend Austin to the ball and scored. Last summer, I played soccer at camp with my friends. I dribbled and ran my hardest, and I could outplay almost every guy there. However, when Isaiah told me this, it hurt my feelings for a while. He seemed surprised that a girl could have such aggression and skill. Therefore, he had to include my gender in his compliment, even though I was good for a person of any gender at my age. I do not blame him or other guys for having this mindset, because society teaches this. They make guys and girls alike believe that girls somehow have less drive in them then boys. In their Super Bowl commercial titled “Like a Girl,” Always creates …show more content…
Emotional music plays as a question is flashed on the screen. “What does it mean to do something “like a girl?” Then, an off camera voice asks the girl, “Show me what it’s like to run like a girl.” The teenage girl immediately starts running in a slow, princess-like way. Another teenager does the same and stops to “fix her messy hair.” When she asks a little boy, he runs with a silly look on his face and exaggerates his swaying hips. A teenage boy runs with his legs kicking to the side. Then, the off screen voice asks, “Show me what it means to fight like a girl.” Every person interviewed puts their hands up and lamely waves them. They continue to ask these questions and get the same kind of responses. Then, they ask the little girls the same questions while the music grows dramatic. These little girls run with all their might, throw with all their might, and fight hard. After this, Always reveals that a girl’s self esteem drops as she gets older and asks everyone to help them make “Like a girl” mean something …show more content…
When Always interviews a boy, he states, “I didn’t insult my sister, I did girls, but not my sister.” This shows something important. This boy does not actually believe girls are weak, as he thinks highly of his sister. However, he still acts in a way that demeans girls because he learned it from the world. Additionally, when Always interviews the young girls, they run and fight as hard as they can. These young girls have not heard society’s thoughts and remarks, so they run and fight oblivious to it. Both these scenarios demonstrate society’s lasting effects on the mindset of people. The use of these little girls also convince people to want to make the world a better place them. They are filled with light, joy, and energy, and people realize how shameful and wasteful it is to make them insecure and doubtful of their