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"  &amp;quot;You run like a girl.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;You throw like a girl.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s a thought that has become so ingrained in our society that the phrase &amp;quot;like a girl&amp;quot; is practically a maxim. But, why is it used as an insult? In this day and age, how is it possible that we have not moved past the &amp;quot;boys are strong, girls are weak&amp;quot; stereotype? In an awesome new ad campaign from Always, the maxi-pad company is addressing these very questions. And yet, the winning aspect of the video below is that the brand doesn&amp;#039;t attempt to do away with the thought of doing things &amp;quot;like a girl,&amp;quot; but embraces it\u2014slapping a hashtag on it in the process\u2014as something young girls should be proud of. As one young woman notes, &amp;quot;I wake up in the morning &amp;#039;like a girl&amp;#039; because I AM a girl. And that&amp;#039;s not something I should be ashamed of.&amp;quot; You said it, sister. Check out this refreshing take below:      Is it just us, or are period-related spots killing it with the positive messages these days? Related: A 16-Year-Old Convinced Me to Change Careers Related: Rihanna&amp;#039;s Boobs Make Me Feel Better About My Body "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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