Anything You Can Do…
Oct 5th, 2008 by admin
…I can do better. Or so us girls used to chant on the playground at the boys.
What about it though? A recent study discovered that commercials aimed at kids (33 per hour!) show boys building, fixing things, or fighting 55% of the time. Girls, on the other hand, are shown 77% of the time laughing, talking, or merely observing others. Sadly, we continue to see this in real life… girls “watching” while boys “do”. Just think how often you see a girl on the back of a motorcycle and compare that to how often you see a girl riding a motorcycle. How can we ensure that we are equally, if not more, interesting and active than our male counterparts? I’ve got some suggestions.
Ride a motorcycle
There’s nothing cooler than a girl on a motorcycle. It sure makes you mindful of driving and is better for the environment and much easier on your monthly gas bill. What it gives you to talk about: great rides you have been on, how pretty your motorcycle is, how much better mileage you get than in your car. And for the fashionista’s among us… there are some exciting new motorcycle outfits designed just for women.
Start a band
Can’t play an instrument? That hasn’t stopped many of the boys I know. Pick one and start figuring it out. It doesn’t have to be an all-girl band either. A hot female guitarist in a band full of nerdy guys would really rock.
Get a camera
Be it a still or motion camera, get out there and take some pictures or shoot some video. Get a real camera, one with interchangeable lenses. Post an ad for some models, shoot something trashy, something edgy, something utterly commercial. Get some hunky male models to take their clothes off and wield that camera like you know what you’re doing with it.
Build something; something big
Use all those crafty skills for something big and dare I say, practical? Build a dining room table. Yes, that’s right… go buy some wood, borrow a table saw, and get to it. If you have the patience and skill to hand make pop-up birthday cards, you are going to build one hell of a dining room table.
Do anything that you do well, but take it to the next level
Boys aren’t low on confidence, even when they are low on talent. We all know that we can do anything boys can do, and better, so why don’t we start a business, go pro, book a gig…
Now let’s get to it.
