A recent video called "Slap Her" went viral. In this video, children watch and react to the viral video and then later answer questions.
It can be hard to start a discussion about gendered violence but watching these children might get the conversation going in your classroom. Because "Slap Her" shows boys refusing to hit a girl, the interviewer addresses issues of "being a man" and violence but he also asks the kids about reversing the situation. What if a girl were asked to hit a boy? I think the video also shows how strong socialization is - these young children have internalized norms about what it means to be a woman, what it means to be a man, and how that relates to violence. The kids do have a strong message. "Don't Slap Anybody" and "If you hit people, you are dumb".
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