Run Like a Girl - Commercial

Overview

The video is a commercial featuring a young girl, Dakota (age 10), who demonstrates different actions—“run like a girl,” “fight like a girl,” and “throw like a girl.” It then explains what the phrase means and how it affects girls.

Key Points

• Challenging the insult: The commercial reframes “run like a girl” (and similar phrases such as “hit/kick/throw/swing like a girl”) as something often used to insult or humiliate, suggesting weakness or inferiority.

• Impact on self-confidence: Dakota explains that during the vulnerable ages of about 10–12, being told these phrases can reduce self-confidence and lead girls to doubt their strength and abilities.

• Reframing the phrase positively: She argues the best response is to keep doing what works—whether a girl is scoring, arriving on time, or being first, she’s doing it right regardless of what anyone calls it.

• Pride in identity and capability: Dakota emphasizes that doing things “like a girl” is normal because she is a girl, and she shouldn’t be ashamed of how she runs, swims, walks, or acts.

• Ultimately, “like a girl” can mean winning: The commercial closes with the idea that “run like a girl” can mean running fast and succeeding, not performing poorly.

Presenters / Contributors

• Dakota — a 10-year-old girl and the spokesperson in the commercial
• Aaron — another person in the commercial who prompts the actions and questions