Always assume professionals are women

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Why it worked

The video uses a relatable, slightly provocative personal anecdote that sparks immediate debate in the comments, driving high engagement through social commentary.

Summary

The creator shares a personal anecdote about her habit of assuming professionals are women. She recounts a conversation with her mother where she referred to a surgeon as 'her', leading to a brief moment of confusion.

Structure

1States a personal rule about assuming professionals are women
2Shares a story about her mother's upcoming surgery
3Describes the confusion when referring to the surgeon as female
4Ends with a dry observation about the interaction

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Always assume professionals are women

Transcript

Always assume professionals are women. I have many, but one of my little acts of feminism is always assuming professionals are women. So my mom's getting surgery, right? And she is like, well I need to give the surgeon your phone number. And I said, yeah you can give her my phone number. And she said, who? I said the surgeon. You can give her my phone number. And she said, the surgeon's a man. And I was like, oh, that's weird.