As a female soccer player, I've appreciated stories like this my entire life. Because women are rarely portrayed as tough athletes in media, it has been hard to be taken seriously in the past as a female athlete. Even the women's national team doesn't get paid nearly as much as the men's national team! Usually, in media, women are stereotyped as being sweet and not tough. Or, when they are tough, they epitomize the fighting fuck toy, an image of a woman as tough but only there for male pleasure. Videos like this work to debunk stereotypes of women and prove that they can fight alongside the best of them -- WITHOUT being a fighting fuck toy.
Friday, April 29, 2016
Real Life "She's the Man"
If you're anything like me, you've seen the movie "She's the Man" no less than 50 times since it came out. While scrolling through Facebook today, I came across a video captioned, "A female soccer player disguised herself as a man to prove that she can play just as well as the boys." Immediately, I was intrigued. This video made by a Spanish TV network depicts professional soccer player Brenda Perez, disguised as a male, playing soccer with men. She keeps up with the men and then, to their surprise, takes off her disguise and scores a free kick at the end of the video.
As a female soccer player, I've appreciated stories like this my entire life. Because women are rarely portrayed as tough athletes in media, it has been hard to be taken seriously in the past as a female athlete. Even the women's national team doesn't get paid nearly as much as the men's national team! Usually, in media, women are stereotyped as being sweet and not tough. Or, when they are tough, they epitomize the fighting fuck toy, an image of a woman as tough but only there for male pleasure. Videos like this work to debunk stereotypes of women and prove that they can fight alongside the best of them -- WITHOUT being a fighting fuck toy.
As a female soccer player, I've appreciated stories like this my entire life. Because women are rarely portrayed as tough athletes in media, it has been hard to be taken seriously in the past as a female athlete. Even the women's national team doesn't get paid nearly as much as the men's national team! Usually, in media, women are stereotyped as being sweet and not tough. Or, when they are tough, they epitomize the fighting fuck toy, an image of a woman as tough but only there for male pleasure. Videos like this work to debunk stereotypes of women and prove that they can fight alongside the best of them -- WITHOUT being a fighting fuck toy.
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