"Ruby Rose Explores Gender In Powerful New Video 'Break Free'"
Click on the link above and watch Ruby Rose's new video to her song "Break Free" which illustrates the fluidity of gender identity.
I thought this would be interesting to watch since teenagers have been stereotyped as "finding themselves" and looking for their part in the "circle of life." Yet, interestingly enough, the road to self identity and discovery doesn't have a specific age range in our lives. It's fluid -- coming and going as quick as it comes. One moment we know exactly what kind of person we are, but the next moment we could be questioning....Questioning if we're majoring in the right field; questioning the line of work we're in and its worth; questioning our sexuality and/or gender; questioning the meaning of our lives; questioning the role society constricts us in; etc. etc.
Our whole perception of the world can change with one action, whether it's from ourselves, a friend, a family member, or stranger. The reason I'm saying all of this is simple: the individual in this video is not a teenager but a young adult who questioned their identity. This resulted in them stripping away the societal constraints of idealized femininity and became the identity they wanted to be. All of this brings us back to the teenage stereotype. Teenagers are said to always be looking for themselves and their "identity." Why? Why is it generally considered a "teenage phase" when we will go through questioning for the rest of ours lives (with a prime example being the infamous "mid-life crisis").
Your thoughts?
Great video, definitively shows what sometimes its unacceptable to women is acceptable for men. Specially the tattoos, until this day is looked down upon on women specially when there are so many of them. There are so many stigmas and stereotypes that hold women down. It's sad that we have to be of a different gender in order to freely be ourselves. Great vid!
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