Saturday, August 22, 2009

Gender Stereotyping

by Bushteens

Why are we unnerved when we come across individuals who have been enculturated differently. Perhaps, a boy in our class pays a bit too much attention to their appearance. How do we come to 'do' our roles? And why is it such a big deal when one crosses that fine line? Is there even a line?

Women are usually seen as passive home-makers. Eternally relegated to the home. Men are seen as strong, the heads-of-households. The breadwinners. Media plays a big role in maintaining these 'perspectives' influencing the notion that women are sex objects - there purely for men's pleasure. The question is how do we begin to really change these notions even as women are making waves in the public sphere?

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