Girlfight

In class we watched the movie, "Girlfight," which is about a girl named Diana who wishes to be a boxer. Most people make fun of her and think that she is joking when they first find out, however, many become supportive of Diana when they discover that she is really serious about this dream. Her father is very traditional and believes that her brother, Tiny, should box and that she should wear dresses and do "girly"things. I do not think that Diana wants to be "girly" or "not girly," she just wants to be herself and enjoys boxing. Diana wants to be treated as an equal among the men that she fights in the ring. I thought that this was a great movie because the characters, Diana and Tiny, defied "gender rules" and each pursued their own dream. I do not think that the idea of a girl boxing is as foreign today as it was when this movie was filmed (about 10 years ago).
I went to "Cagefest Extreme" recently and the first two fighters were girls making their professional debuts into cage-fighting. Also, in high school there was a girl on our football team (which was in the best district in the state of Virginia and wins the state championship regularly) that was on the team because she was a good player and was about the same size as many of the boys on the team. Some people thought this was strange, especially the guys on the team, but most were happy for the girl and saw no problem with her being on the team because she was talented at playing football.