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Saturday, March 24. 2012

This Is The "Part Of Me" You're Never Ever Going To Take Away From Me

This music video, shot in cooperation with the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, takes a few liberties, as pointed out here, but although about "girl power" is also about the power within all of us to rise above "equality" to being special, better, winners. Marines know that. Katy Perry learns that, "It's an affirmation of strength" she said.


Posted by Bruce Kesler at 12:07 | Comments (9) | Trackback (1)

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Fascinating video, Bruce. That young woman, is finding out how to be the best that she can be.

Marianne
#1 Marianne Matthews on 2012-03-24 13:44 (Reply)
Too bad that during the bayonet training she runs like a girl.
#2 OldFert on 2012-03-24 13:47 (Reply)
I noticed that, too, but then, she is a girl. And sure, it's kind of a hokey piece. Lot's of truth to it though. The Marines have tempered, or redirected, a lot of young blood.
#2.1 Xray on 2012-03-24 23:52 (Reply)
If she would have went thru the full 11 (I guess, these days its less...) weeks of training, instead of the 3 day video shoot, her female gait would disappear.

But, its a positive presentation, not the anti-bias you usually get from Hollyweird. I guess, if it was a 'normal' piece, she would have stolen a M-16, and 'revisited' the boyfriend in the office...

But, it was well shot, and shows the USMC in great light. Semper Fi
#2.1.1 Fred Zeppelin on 2012-03-25 07:02 (Reply)
God, I love Marines.

Semper Fi

Tom
#3 Leatherneck on 2012-03-24 17:00 (Reply)
Isn't this the opposite of the old French Foreign Legion joke where the guy joins to forget some girl?

I love our armed forces and often regret that I didn't join when I was younger, but I have to say I am ambivalent about women in fighting roles. I'm happy they want to contribute but I don't want them dying. Mothers/potential mothers/sisters aren't supposed to die that way.
#4 mudbug on 2012-03-25 13:10 (Reply)
And as soon as the singing starts there's the autotune. Sorry. Can't abide a "singer" who can't sing without computer help.
#5 BlogDog on 2012-03-25 13:45 (Reply)
Where's the part when she goes back home and does some serious a$$-whoopin on the dude?
#6 Sgt. Bob (Link) on 2012-03-25 23:08 (Reply)
I just don't know. I don't think America is ready to see it's girls killed, captured and gang raped. But, I may be wrong. If I am wrong, let them into the combat units, drop the reduced standards and privacy requirements and let em fight. But ya see, they won't drop the easier standards and they still expect privacy. Reduced standards will get them killed. Trying to provide privacy in combat will get everyone killed. I wonder, will the taliban go along with the privacy in combat rules ya think? I can't say it enough, privacy in a combat unit? LMFAO
#7 W. C. Taqiyya on 2012-03-30 02:01 (Reply)

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