Can gender roles be challenged? Why must men and women have to be perceived in just one way? When I think of sexism, I think of the times that women have been made fun of and have been stereotyped. Whether if they were told to “get back into the kitchen” or to “make them a sandwich”, it’s pretty sad and degrading. But, it seems like they don’t seem to share the other side of sexism: men getting made fun of. Even though some people know what sexism is, most of us aren 't familiar with what it is and how it is used, especially toward men.
Sexism has been around for a really long time, but few probably know how it got people’s attention in the first place. Sexism is “prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, on the basis of sex.” (“Sexism”). …show more content…
It is expected that men are to show no emotion or be tough. For example, men are not to cry when they get hurt or when they are watching a movie with a sad moment. If a man does, they’re a wimp. Men are also expected to only like things that a man would like. This would include: guy toys, sports, explosions, action, girls, being strong, etc. If a man plays with girl toys, he’s considered gay, if a man don’t watch and participate in sports, he’s weak. If a man isn’t a fan of explosions and action movies, there is something wrong with him. If he’s not into girls, he will be called something more worse than gay. Why should it have to be this way? Why can’t men just be who they want to be instead of how society tells them how to be? SExism towards men doesn’t just exist in the real world, it also happens …show more content…
A person might be on Facebook and they might see a picture of a guy showing off his “guns” and then a person comments telling them that he looked disgusting, and then that guy comments telling him that is probably weak and should go die. On youtube, if a person ever read the comments section of a video, most of the time they might see someone being called “gay” or they might be bragging about how tough they are and how much more “women” they slept with than the other guy. Most likely those comments that they direct it to isn’t true, it just shows that men are pretty secure about their masculinity. Even though men are perceived a certain way, there are those few men who try to challenge the
Sexism has been around for a really long time, but few probably know how it got people’s attention in the first place. Sexism is “prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, on the basis of sex.” (“Sexism”). …show more content…
It is expected that men are to show no emotion or be tough. For example, men are not to cry when they get hurt or when they are watching a movie with a sad moment. If a man does, they’re a wimp. Men are also expected to only like things that a man would like. This would include: guy toys, sports, explosions, action, girls, being strong, etc. If a man plays with girl toys, he’s considered gay, if a man don’t watch and participate in sports, he’s weak. If a man isn’t a fan of explosions and action movies, there is something wrong with him. If he’s not into girls, he will be called something more worse than gay. Why should it have to be this way? Why can’t men just be who they want to be instead of how society tells them how to be? SExism towards men doesn’t just exist in the real world, it also happens …show more content…
A person might be on Facebook and they might see a picture of a guy showing off his “guns” and then a person comments telling them that he looked disgusting, and then that guy comments telling him that is probably weak and should go die. On youtube, if a person ever read the comments section of a video, most of the time they might see someone being called “gay” or they might be bragging about how tough they are and how much more “women” they slept with than the other guy. Most likely those comments that they direct it to isn’t true, it just shows that men are pretty secure about their masculinity. Even though men are perceived a certain way, there are those few men who try to challenge the