Imagine a baby girl. What do you see? Now imagine a baby boy. Do you picture the same baby? Well, most of the time people will say no, not because of the baby 's sex, but because how we connect someone 's sex with gender categories. "Male" and "female" are sex categories, and "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories. However, the line between these two seems to be very thin if existent at all. This is because society has molded us to stereotype genders without us even knowing and to unconsciously teach generations to follow the same ingrained roles.
Society has conditioned people into strapping their children into gender roles before even knowing what they will be naming their children. When a family learns they will be expecting, they right away start imagining about the baby 's future, how they will dress the baby, how the baby 's room will look like, how the baby will look like or grow up to be. As soon as they find out the gender they start shopping for baby clothes. If the baby is a girl, more likely the clothes will be pink, but if the baby is a boy, most likely the clothes will be blue. As soon as the mother gives birth, her family and friends will probably visit her and the newborn with a gift, the color or gift will be determined based on the gender of the newborn. The parents and everyone around the child will, unknowingly, keep shaping the kid 's life. Little boys play with big trucks and monsters while girls are handed a doll with a face full of makeup and perfectly shaped hair. …show more content…
When a boy picks up a Barbie doll, the parent is most likely going to tell him that the Barbie’s aren’t for him to play with and will hand them an action figure. If a boy falls while playing, he is thought to get up and not cry. This is because boys are being molded into the typical masculine figure. They are the protectors of the families and the dominant ones. They cannot show fear or feelings because that is a form of weakness on their part, even their bodies ought to be stronger than a female body. While girls are being molded into the typical fragile feminine. Females are the ones who care for their families, the ones who show feelings and the gentle ones. Thought in history, these rolls have slightly changed. Before WW2 women would typically be a stay at home moms. Women would cook, clean and care for their families. Now in time, it is socially accepted for a woman to work, but as soon as they get home, they are still expected to cook, clean, and take care of their children. Other times males are the ones who stay home and take part on the child care while the woman “brings home the bread.” Yet society still punishes some of these people due to the life they choose to live. People have even hurt themselves because society makes them feel like something is wrong with them. Some people have even committed suicide. Boys tend to call each other “gay” if they act scared or are not tough enough. While little girls tend to pick on one another for being different as to how they look. Jamey Roderneyer, a 14-year-old
Society has conditioned people into strapping their children into gender roles before even knowing what they will be naming their children. When a family learns they will be expecting, they right away start imagining about the baby 's future, how they will dress the baby, how the baby 's room will look like, how the baby will look like or grow up to be. As soon as they find out the gender they start shopping for baby clothes. If the baby is a girl, more likely the clothes will be pink, but if the baby is a boy, most likely the clothes will be blue. As soon as the mother gives birth, her family and friends will probably visit her and the newborn with a gift, the color or gift will be determined based on the gender of the newborn. The parents and everyone around the child will, unknowingly, keep shaping the kid 's life. Little boys play with big trucks and monsters while girls are handed a doll with a face full of makeup and perfectly shaped hair. …show more content…
When a boy picks up a Barbie doll, the parent is most likely going to tell him that the Barbie’s aren’t for him to play with and will hand them an action figure. If a boy falls while playing, he is thought to get up and not cry. This is because boys are being molded into the typical masculine figure. They are the protectors of the families and the dominant ones. They cannot show fear or feelings because that is a form of weakness on their part, even their bodies ought to be stronger than a female body. While girls are being molded into the typical fragile feminine. Females are the ones who care for their families, the ones who show feelings and the gentle ones. Thought in history, these rolls have slightly changed. Before WW2 women would typically be a stay at home moms. Women would cook, clean and care for their families. Now in time, it is socially accepted for a woman to work, but as soon as they get home, they are still expected to cook, clean, and take care of their children. Other times males are the ones who stay home and take part on the child care while the woman “brings home the bread.” Yet society still punishes some of these people due to the life they choose to live. People have even hurt themselves because society makes them feel like something is wrong with them. Some people have even committed suicide. Boys tend to call each other “gay” if they act scared or are not tough enough. While little girls tend to pick on one another for being different as to how they look. Jamey Roderneyer, a 14-year-old