Tonight Payton was trying to explain to me how a teacher was teaching them about characters, and as she told the story it went something like this. (Mustache,bow and bow tie created by a fanned piece of paper moved from lip,to hair to neck.)
Guy with mustache (deep voice):You must pay!
Girl with bow in hair(high whiny voice, boo hoo attitude):I CAN'T pay!
Repeat twice
Guy with bow tie(deeper voice, and swooping body motions):I will pay!
Girl with bow in hair(high whiny voice, boo hoo attitude):I CAN'T pay!
Repeat twice
Guy with bow tie(deeper voice, and swooping body motions):I will pay!
I'm trying to figure out how much this bothers me. I think the lesson trying to be taught was that you can act out different characters using voice/mannerisms/acting, but why was the example SUCH a stereotypically situation where a man swoops in and saves the poor poor girl who can't pay. Maybe her interpretation was skewed? I just feel like the underlying message is one I'm working hard as a mother to not teach my girls. They do NOT need a man to take care of them!
