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Youtube Gender Roles

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A young blonde girl appearing to be between the ages of 10-12 wears a gold and black helmet. The camera pans to a male child in the race cracking his neck and the other passing his hand across his neck as to appear intimidating. The young girl appears determined as she pulls the handle of her cart to begin the race. One deep breath and she is off. At the same time you can hear her father narrating while she continues to race down the hill. He begins by saying, “What do I tell my daughter.” YouTube (2017) “Do I tell her that her grandpa is worth more than her grandma?” YouTube (2017) “That her dad is worth more than her mom.” YouTube (2017) “Do I tell her that despite her education, her drive, her skills her intelligence she will be automatically be valued less than every man she ever meets.” YouTube (2017) as she continues to zip down the hill she passes everyone around her and ultimately gets to the finish line first. Her dad’s last words are “Or maybe I’ll be able to tell her something different.” YouTube (2017) as he claps during her victory. Both dad and daughter then walk to a black Audi vehicle …show more content…

The male actors were used to play up the drama and to show aggression and intimidation typical traits associated with male behavior. The story seems to appeal to the emotions that women may go through whether in life or in the work force. Whether people want to accept it or not men have higher salaries than women overall. That is not to say that all women are paid unfairly. There are plenty of women who have higher or equal salaries in comparison to their male counterparts. The same can be said about females who are “homemakers” there are plenty of women who work rather than tend to the home. The race can be interpreted as a symbolism of the women’s drive to become equal to their male

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