Gender

This week in sociology we have been talking about gender and what people would associate females and males with. We watched two videos one for females and one for males.
For females we were generally categorized as being:
-feeble
-sweet
-stay at home to cook and clean
-we shouldn't be smart
-and every time you see an ad or commercial for a female it's always shown as being defensive or in the background

For males:
-tough
-action figures (not dolls)
-aggressive
-cant be emotional
-not supposed to cry
-cant be feminine
-can never admit defeat

Just comparing the two it's showing how the media and our surroundings an influence how we want to view ourselves. For guys they have to always be tough so they won't get called a "wimp" or a "faggot" so our guys won't question their manhood. For girls it's shown that we try to change our appearance and how we act to try and copy the models on magazines or actresses whose bodies aren't even the real things shown.

I say everyone just needs to learn and love who they truly are and accept it and not let anyone discourage you or make you question who you are as a person.