What does it mean to do something ‘like a girl’?

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*NOTE* This is NOT a post directed towards the male population, or to insult the male population. This is just to stop individuals from using “Like A Girl” as an insult!

“What does it mean to do something ‘like a girl’?”

Always #LikeAGirl

This was something that started as an ad as I was trying to listen to some music. I was drawn in instantly when I read that line. Curious, I continued to watch the video. What I saw at first was normal and I did not see any point in the ad. A few teenage girls were called to the stage, and were asked to do a few tasks. But as the video went on, I was surprised by the different reactions from younger girls.

As the question is asked “When did ‘Like A Girl” become an insult? I began to think about the number of times I have heard it being used to embarrass someone. There was the time when I used to watch “Suite Life on Deck,” a comedy TV show that used to air on the Family channel. The video caused me to remember this one scene in the show:

*NOTE* Please forward the clip to 15:20!

Suite Life on Deck

Another type of insult is when people call the easier push ups “girly push-ups”. I really do not understand why throwing limply or doing the easier push-ups has to be described as “girly.” Even girls have started using the phrase in an insulting way, without realizing that they are insulting themselves. Girls can be very athletic and strong as well. No one has to be humiliated by their strength, as everyone is strong in their own way. “Like A Girl” must used and taken as a compliment all the time. It’s time that the world should stop using that phrase an insult and approach it in a new manner.