We are shaped to act according to our gender from the time we emerge from our mothers womb. Boys are formed into rough and tough beings; while girls are geared towards delicacy. This is apparent when we analyze baby clothing and accessories. It is interesting to think about why most parents choose to form their baby's gender in a social aspect from such an early stage. This is a societal norm. Food for thought, If we did not follow what is considered to be normal, how would society deem us as parents?
To begin, I browsed Wal-mart's website for baby clothing, and what I came to realize is interesting. There was an obvious separation of boy clothes and girl clothes. The baby girl clothes are mostly pink and purple. These are known to be feminine colors. On the other hand, the boys clothes are blue, green, and red for the most part. Also, I noticed that the wording on the baby girl clothes is significantly different from the wording on the boy clothes. For example, the girl clothing and bibs have phrases such as "I'm cute", "too cute",and things of that sort. They also display images such as …show more content…
Let us think about the kind of toys we give boys to play with: dinosaur figurines, Hotwheels, and trucks. Why not give them dolls and stuffed Hello Kitty toys? That would be undesirable of a male in the society we live in. That is why. Most parents want their boys to be masculine. Hence, people throwing their boys in physical contact sports at an early age, such as football. While girls are surrounded by images of being a princess or delicate flowers whom are "too cute". They are not expected to be rough and play with trucks, or act out of the social norms of a girl. It is not until children are older when the began to choose their own identity despite what they may have been programmed to be since
To begin, I browsed Wal-mart's website for baby clothing, and what I came to realize is interesting. There was an obvious separation of boy clothes and girl clothes. The baby girl clothes are mostly pink and purple. These are known to be feminine colors. On the other hand, the boys clothes are blue, green, and red for the most part. Also, I noticed that the wording on the baby girl clothes is significantly different from the wording on the boy clothes. For example, the girl clothing and bibs have phrases such as "I'm cute", "too cute",and things of that sort. They also display images such as …show more content…
Let us think about the kind of toys we give boys to play with: dinosaur figurines, Hotwheels, and trucks. Why not give them dolls and stuffed Hello Kitty toys? That would be undesirable of a male in the society we live in. That is why. Most parents want their boys to be masculine. Hence, people throwing their boys in physical contact sports at an early age, such as football. While girls are surrounded by images of being a princess or delicate flowers whom are "too cute". They are not expected to be rough and play with trucks, or act out of the social norms of a girl. It is not until children are older when the began to choose their own identity despite what they may have been programmed to be since