"Be A Lady, They Said": Powerful video about being a woman goes viral
It features Cynthia Nixon reciting a piece of writing about how much pressure women are under every day.
The piece of writing was originally published in 2017 by 22 year-old Camille Rainville, an undergraduate student at the University of Vermont.
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The incredibly powerful video has been shared widely online and with good reason. It was created by ‘Girls. Girls. Girls.’ magazine and it highlights just how much pressure women are placed under every single day (and how conflicting these messages can be).
The video features 'Sex And The City' star Cynthia Nixon and has been viewed more than 2.7-million times on Vimeo.
Be a lady they said. Don’t be too fat. Don’t be too thin. Don’t be too large. Don’t be too small. Eat up. Slim down. Stop eating so much. Don’t eat too fast. Order a salad. Don’t eat carbs. Skip dessert. You need to lose weight. Fit into that dress. Go on a diet. Watch what you eat.
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
Be a Lady They Said from Paul McLean on Vimeo.