Day 87: Gender Stereotypes in Videos

Recently I saw an interesting lesson on the Zaption Showcase about gender stereotypes featuring Katie Perry's pop media song "Roar".    Since I was not familiar with Katie Perry,  I watched the video and answered the prompts from Zaption relating to gender stereotypes.  

Having the prompts made me look at the video a little more critically.  I actually watched it again after I had seen the end of the video.    There are a lot of messages in this video, some more obvious than others.  Definitely worth watching with a critical eye, and worth discussing with your friends or others.  I won't bias you with my own thoughts, and let you check it out for yourself. 

I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath

Scared to rock the boat and make a mess

So I sit quietly, agree politely

I guess that I forgot I had a choice

I let you push me past the breaking point

I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, you hear that sound

Like thunder gonna shake the ground

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)

Get ready 'cause I've had enough

I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

You're gonna hear me roar

Now I'm floating like a butterfly

Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes

I went from zero, to my own hero

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)

Already brushing off the dust

You hear my voice, you hear that sound

Like thunder gonna shake the ground

You held me down, but I got up (HEY!)

Get ready 'cause I've had enough

I see it all, I see it now

[Chorus]

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

(You're gonna hear me roar)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

(You'll hear me roar)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

You're gonna hear me roar...

Ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar, ro-oar

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the fire

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Louder, louder than a lion

'Cause I am a champion and you're gonna hear me roar

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

(You're gonna hear me roar)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

(You'll hear me roar)

Oh oh oh oh oh oh

You're gonna hear me roar...