Thursday, May 3, 2012
Gender Norms
In our society, girls are supposed to do girl things, and boys are supposed to do boy things. If at any point a boy starts doing girl things, it's not okay in our society. Growing up my parents would never think to buy me dolls or barbies, because they didnt think that was the right thing for a boy to have. This is usually the case for all families, but then if you look at the girls growing up, it isnt frowned upon for girls to do boy things. Its a double standard that will never go away. I think this is mainly because in our world, guys are portrayed as masqueline and tough, and when dads are bringing up their children they want to make sure that the boys grow up being tough and love sports. Its a huge part of how people are in this world we live in.
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I agree that gender norms will never go away but that doesn't mean they won't improve. In today's society we have already seen this improvement. Gay rights is a perfect example.
i can agree on the double standards. its always okay if a girl likes boy stuff but on the other hand if a boy likes girl stuff, then he is called names and bullied at school. That is how our society is.
i definitely agree. it is a complete double standard and it will never go away. our society focuses so much on raising kids into how the stereotypes tell them to be that it is close to impossible to change that.
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