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Gender roles are constructed by our society ho set standards on ho males and !emales should act" #hese roles are rein!orced by children to ys$ the media$ and %eers$ leadin& children into !eelin& obli&ated to beha'e a certain ay in order to be acce%ted in society" Althou&h e may not reali(e the underlyin& &ender &end er roles %roduced by tele'ision$ these !ilms ha'e a tremendous im%act on our youth" Some mi&ht ar&ue the media has more %oer o'er omen$ but sur%risin&ly enou&h$ it also has %oer o'er men" )oth se*es are e+ually a!!ected ith the ei&ht o! &ender e*%ectations" ,ur society &ears a child-s &ender %ath be!ore they are e'en born" ,nce learnin& the se* o! the baby$ %eo%le be&in bearin& &i!ts hich are either %in. !or &irls or blue !or boys" /n the article Gender Roles and #oys$ ena Gon(ale( introduces the im%ortance o! ho toys establish a child-s &ender role" She ar&ues that children learn roles and s.ills !rom %layin& the toys they ha'e to some e*tent determine hich roles and s.ills they learn3%ara 1" Since color has been associated ith &ender early e arly on$ the child then ill !eel a need to %lay ith toys hich are also associated ith color" or e*am%le$ toy stores usually contain %in. easy ba.e o'ens$ ma.e u% sets$ barbies earin& a %in. % in. out!it$ baby strollers etc !or &irls" 6hile the toys %ro'ided !or boys are usually buildin& bloc.s$ truc.s$ and tool sets" #hese toys are not only tar&etin& a s%eci!ic audience but also sends a messa&e on hat s.ills should be established" )y %layin& ith
Roldan 2 doll houses$ &irls &ain nurturin& s.ills and miss out on mathematical s.ills hich boys & ain !rom not %layin& ith buildin& bloc.s and 'ice ' ice 'ersa" #he en!orcement o! these s.ills don7t end ith toys$ but are later enhanced by media and other merchandise" #he ma8ority o! tele'ision %ro&rams$ includin& the ones &eared to children$ contain stereoty%es o! race and &ender" #he media has become %oer!ul enou& h to dominate a child-s ima&ination" Gender Role 9ortrayal and the Disney 9rincesses$ an article by Dan Eli(abeth En&land hich !ocuses on the ma8or &ender stereoty%es in!luenced by the media" #he author states Disney and it7s %rincess %henomena ha'e been identi!ied as a %oer!ul in!luence on children-s media""" contributin& to a ne -&irlhood- that is lar&ely de!ined by &ender 3%ara 2" Disney !ilms continue sendin& old !ashioned stereoty%ical messa&es to children$ hich allos these &ender stereoty%es to stay stron& instead o! !adin& a ay$ and transitionin& transitionin& into a modern &ender establishment" Disney classic-s ma.es little &irls belie'e 9rince :harmin& ill soon come to the rescue$ and they ill li'e ha%%ily e'er a!ter" Not only does the media %resent unrealistic messa&es$ but they also &i'e the inter%retation o! ho men ha'e the ultimate %oer to sa'e the day and chan&e the omen-s situation around$ in other ords rescuin& the damsel in distress" #he ultimate &oal in these %rincess mo'ies is !or the %retty &irl to marry 9rince :harmin&" emale characters are seen as emotional$ ea.$ and usually a housei!e hose ideas are not ta.en +uite seriously by men" Society has %ortrayed omen as dumb causin& men to belie'e a oman-s thou&hts are not im%ortant$ or as 'aluable com%ared to their-s" #he author !rom the article Gender Roles 9ortrayal and the Disney 9rincess$ ar&ues there are numerous e*a m%les o! both se*ism and
Roldan ; racism in the !ilms$ s%eci!ically notin& the heronies- e*tremely %ale s.in tones$ small aists$ delicate limbs$ and !ull breasts 3%ara <" Disney o'ies such as The Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White ha'e White ha'e %rincesses ho ha'e tiny aists ith !laless s.ins and %er!ectly lon& hair" 9rincesses are e*%ected to be %retty but are %ortrayed as !ra&ile$ so!t$ and !or the most %art the damsel in distress" #he #he only ay these %rincesses are able to ma.e a di!!erence is because o! their beauty= they use it in order to mani%ulate hat they ant" #hey use their beauty to &et hat they ant hile !at and a nd u&ly !emale characters are almost alays the 'illain" ilms teach children hat they should consider con sider to be %retty and u&ly hile also creatin& the stereoty%e o! attracti'e %eo%le bein& &ood and u&ly %eo%le bein& dan&erous" Althou&h some may claim society only em%hasi(es e m%hasi(es on omen$ men ha'e been !or&otten men ha'e also been under the media-s control" )oys are &i'en a com%letely di!!erent as%ect on ho they should carry themsel'es out to be" Disney mo'ies such as Peter as Peter Pan, sends Pan, sends the messa&e to boys on ho &irls tal. ay a y too much and should be the ones to be nurturin& n urturin& instead o! the other ay around" Disney !ilms teaches youn& boys ho a real man should treat a oman" #he male !i&ure in these !ilms are e*%ected to be stron&$ handsome$ ealthy$ and the rescuer" en are %ortrayed as alays .noin& hat is best !or the omen in Disney mo'ies" /n the !ilm #he Little ermaid !or e*am%le$ Ariel-s !ather does not care hat his dau&hter has to sa y$= y$= all he ants is !or her to obey him" #o be %ossessi'e o'er a &irl is seen as romantic rather than ron&" )oys are not &i'en the same messa&e toards marria&e as much as bein& asserti'e$ co m%etiti'e$ ris. ta.ers$ and leaders" #here are not many mo'ies containin& an emotional and a.ard male as the main character$ as much as %oer!ul$ and ealthy ones"
Roldan 4 Girls are tau&ht at a youn& a&e ho their a%%earance ill determine her orth to society" /n the article Gender Roles and the edia$ the author indicated ho &ender roles are created by the media" >e belie'es today-s standards !or !emale beauty are 8ust a myth created by b y the media to control omen by !orcin& them to be obsessed ith their bodies3%ara 2" /n today-s society omen are e*%ected to be a si(e si*$ hich is to be seen as normal otherise they are considered too bi&" 9eo%le are constantly critici(ed i! they loo. any di!!erent !rom the norm$ a %erson-s a%%earance is crucial in order to &et attention" #o #o be stron&$ smart$ and accom%lished is not enou&h !or a 8ob anymore" /n order to be hired$ a %erson should be &ood loo.in& on to% o! bein& educated" or men$ similar conditions a%%ly" en are e*%ected to loo. bi& and muscular in order to be considered attracti'e" )ein& too thin or !at is no cate&ori(ed as out o! the norm by the media" en are no under the same %ressure$ to loo. a certain ay$ as omen are" As children &ro u%$ %arents un.noin&ly a lso contribute to &ender roles$ not only ith toys but ith their on belie!s$ hich ere in!licted on them by !amily and %eers" /n the 'ideo A call to men$ s%ea.er #ony #ony 9orter o%ens u% about ab out the rules and standards men are raised to ha'e$ leadin& to disres%ectin& omen" >e s%ea.s on ho bein& raised as a boy he as tau&ht to be tou&h$ stron&$ and dominatin& to sho no %ain or emotion besides an&er" en en are su%%osed to be in char&e and the leader$ hile omen should not be in char&e and 8ust !ollo" >e as raised to belie'e omen are ea.$ ha'e less 'alue$ are %ro%erty o! men$ and are also se*ually ob8ecti!ied" #hese ideas all &o under a cate&ory hich he calls the man bo*$ this symbolical bo* contains all the standards o! hat bein& a man should mean" Durin& his s%eech$ 9orter admits to raisin& his dau&hter and son di!!erently" or e*am%le$ i! his dau&hter cried he ould allo her to sit on his la% and he ould com!ort her until she as ha%%y ha%% y a&ain" ,n the other
Roldan 5 hand$ hene'er his son cried$ he ould allo him to cry !or about ;0 seconds and then be&in ith sayin& hy you cryin&?$ .ee% your head u%$ &o to your room$ &et yoursel! toðer and come bac. to tal. to me li.e a man" #he %ersonal stories 9orter shares su%%orts the article orcin& Kids #o Stic. #o Gender Roles :an Actually )e >arm!ul #o #heir >ealth$ the author #ara #ara Ressler ar&ues sometimes adults thin. it-s im%ossible to chan&e &ender &end er norms because they-re already so dee%ly entrenched3%ara 12" >e associated the mentality he had be!ore to his !ather and other boys in hich he had &ron u% ith" 9orter admits on ho men act a certain ay due to a set o! rules called the an )o*" en are not encoura&ed to be sensiti'e because$ they ill then be seen as &a y$ hich hich is associated to a oman-s actions" or o r men$ bein& com%ared to omen is the &reatest insult" en care more about their on re%utation and ho they are %ercei'ed as by other men than they do about a oman-s sa!ety or !eelin&s" orcin& don these stereoty%es on children causes emotional and %hysical issues" /n the article orcin& Kids #o Stic. #o Gender Roles :an Actually )e >arm!ul #o #heir #heir >ealth$ #ara Ressler claims by en!orcin& &ender roles they de'elo% serious mental conse+uences to their child" Ressler conducted a study hich concluded the constant e!!ort to mana&e one-s e'eryday li!e in line ith &ender norms %roduces si&ni!icant an*iety$ insecurity$ insecurity$ stress$ and lo sel!@esteem !or both boys and &irls3%ara " Due to symbolical standards .non as the man bo* and &irl code$ children are not able to e*%ress themsel'es ithout bein& an outcast" /n order to !it in they constantly need to be aare o! hat is acce%ted in society" As Ressler indicated$ youn& &irls are !allin& into the dan&er o! becomin& anore*ic by s.i%%in& meals or %uttin& themsel'es in diets due to the belie! o! desirable oman needin& to be s.inny" 6hile boys no also ha'e a %hysical
Roldan B trait to com%are themsel'es$ the e*%ectation o! bein& bu!! and muscular has the same e!!ect ta.en !rom &irls" )y bein& aare o! &ender roles a nd e*%ectations$ both males and !emale !eel as i! %leasin& their %eers is more im%ortant actin& li.e themsel'es" themsel'es" Kee%in& in their true !eelin& later causes an*iety$ stress$ stress$ or de%ression society has &i'en &ender roles such %oer$ one could e'en say &ender roles are bullies that ne'er &o aay" Cust as omen are under the im%ression to ha'e ha' e cur'es$ ear ma.e@u%$ and be the damsel in distress$ men are also under the im%ression to be stron&$ coura&eous$ and the leader" )oth se*es are assi&ned a &ender alon& ith strict &uidelines and role-s to !ollo in order to be e*%ected in society" Althou&h both &enders ha'e !allen as 'ictims$ e should not allo our society to continue controllin& us" 9arents should raise their children and teach them a ne de!inition o! manhood$ here a men can res%ect omen and ha'e no %roblem or.in& toðer ith them as a team" #o teach their children &irl %oer$ here omen can be leaders and no t 8ust ait to be rescued" Lettin& their children ha'e the o%%ortunity to e*%ress their emotions and not be ashamed o! them" Knoin& i! someone is strai&ht$ &ay$ &ay$ ase*ual$ etc should not matter and %eo%le-s actions should not be associated ith these cate&ories" ,ur society needs to become less ethnocentric and more o%en minded on ho %eo%le chose to e*%ress themsel'es and 'ie their on beauty and not be obli&ated into a &ender %ath %ersuaded by toys$ media$ and %eo%le around you"
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