Gender Role Reversals Part 3

The third and final video is by Jessie J called "Do It Like a Dude". it has the role reversal in the lyrics, She is obviously saying she can act like a dude and men may be uncomfortable like that but she wants to show that women are just as capable as men. Whether it be like in her video acting like a tough gangster as she says in her lyrics she can " grab her crotch and wear her hat low like you(you=a man)". In her video you will see how she most of the girls except her for some reason actually wear their hats low and yes they grab their crotch throughout the music video.

Gender Role Reversals Part 2

Here is the second video with is Beyonce's " if i were a Boy" and it once again shows gender role reversal but she is almost going to let the man get away with it and shows the unhappy side to being treated unfairly.

Gender Role Reversals Part 1

Here Ciara's music video " Like a Boy" which is one of three videos that either has a gender role reversal present in the lyrics or both the lyrics and video. In this case it is both present in the lyrics and the video. Its interesting to me how through the years these three female artists show that men almost come off like they are better than women and try to make us seem of lesser value. In Ciara's case she will not allow this and wants to show the men how it feels when someone takes advantage of them and doesn't stay a trusting and faithful partner.

Female Football Referee

I have never seen a female referee for a football game probably because there are no female NFL referee's on TV. Here is a woman who goes beyond that stereotype with the goal in mind to one day be a side line ref for the NFL.

a Kissing Family, SNL skit

Thanksgiving with your parents. Very normal. Kissing your parents and brothers, not so normal. Sharing food from your mouth into others, not normal. The girl friend in this clip is repulsed by the family until she finds out why they are the way they are! Then she joins in on the strangeness.

Stay at Home DAD!

Here is a reversal of the typical stay at home mom. In this case, it's the dad! Take a look.

Rihanna- We Found Love

Check out this vid! Social norms everywhere.

Dads who get IT get Go-Gurt

This is a commercial we mentioned to each other and I thought this was a good version of it to post because of some of the comments people from facebook wrote.

Such as..

Suzanne Vibbert Brecht "This pretends to make Dads look good, but fails. He doesn't need all those notes. Doesn't his wife have any confidence in him? Dump it."
or
LelaMarie Bullock "sorry but since the handwriting is the same, the mother posted the notes, mothers call husbands dad or father, in reference to children! I find it demeaning to all the single fathers, and yeah, not much in that lunch ! wheres the fruit?"
or
Sarah Lynch- Gregg "I love it because it is about time DADS got recognition for doing just as must as Moms!"
...
So my thoughts are that this commercial goes against social norms because it highlights the dad as the one who is preparing a meal for a child, but still goes with social norms because all the post it notes add to the stereotype that dads can't be domestic.