White Chicks

I'm pretty sure everyone has seen the movie White Chicks, and most people recall the scene somewhat in the beginning after they were woman and they went shopping and someone stole one of the Wayans brother's purse which had his badge in it, so he, acting as a she, ran after the robber. I remember everyone else on the street looking at her (him) in awe, and after she (he) caught the robber, I believe he asked about her being a track star or something, obviously surprised that she (he) was able to catch him. This movie is full of subtle notations about what is expected of women. Yet, these are covered up by the "race factor," and even though the main characters learn that the girls aren't how they thought they were and they actually become friends with them, the movie leads the audience to believe that it is a black/white issue. This takes us away from the male/female roles that the movie encourages. By having two men dress up as women and be accepted by them with certain behaviors, the movie is saying "this is what women do, and this is what women want to be." The worst part is, that I believe women watch it and change themselves to fit the women that are praised in the movie. Yet another example, of our media making us, rather than us making it.