gender stereotypes

Have you ever thought about how we’re socialized to assume gender roles and the way we think about gender roles?  Read More »

I am sick of people telling me that what I choose to do with my life is wrong. First of all what is it any of your business what I do with my life as long as it doesn't affect you. Second I wish it was a choice but its not. I did not choose to be a lesbian. I can not help that I am attracted to or fall in love with women.  Read More »

America's Next Top Model is one of my all-time favorite shows: after all, a little mindless entertainment is just what the doctor ordered after a long day of classes. ANTM is (whether we like it or not) deeply embedded in our cultural zeitgeist, taht I wouldn't be too surprised if, years and years and years from now, some stuffy old professor was to write a thesis about it.  Read More »

Marketing is not the only issue, the actual context of television is not liberating in the least. Women may now be playing lawyers, but it’s compromised for the short skirt and parted lips accompanied with made over faces, which feign sex appeal to the audience.  Read More »

Gender stereotypes and traditional roles are a controversial issue in the question between learned behavior and chemically fueled actions. Before a baby is even born, there is worry over whether to buy the doll or the bat or whether to paint the room pink or blue. Little girls play house and little boys play sports, little girls aspire to be mommies while little boys want to be firemen.  Read More »