Wednesday, September 28, 2011
gender stereotypes
Some of the most persistent gender stereotypes that came up in discussion in class would probably be "men are better at driving" and "women are more hygienic." I think the source of these stereotype is the amount of time they've been around, and the majority of each race acting according to the stereotype. In the 18th Century women were seen as inferior to men and weren't allowed the same rights as them. They weren't able to vote, drive, and would rarely get paid as much as men if they even had a job. Since driving was left up to the men, women were always seen to be bad at it. Over the years the stereotype just stuck. I've seen that men now a days joke about being scared that a girl got her license, or don't trust them behind the wheel. The stereotype that women are more hygenic is a newer concept I think. In media and everywhere around women they're being told how to look. Makeup, clothes, and hair are very important to women becuase it seems to be what guys judge them on. Guys don't have to really do anything, they just roll out of bed and start their day because women don't expect more than that. In our hallway by our high school gym you can tell which locker room is men and womens solely on the smell. Women just seem to care about it more, being clean is important to them. Of course it's a stereotype but you can see it on a daily basis.
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Presentation is everything. To a girl we judge ourselves so much based on how much we weigh, our skin, how tall we are and what we can do and become to be somewhat similar to the skinny models that potray themselves in magazines. Smell is huge as well as cleanliness. Woman care more too it may not always be a stereotype but we care because of society about shaving showering in order to to be able to represent ourselves in a pleasant fashion
ReplyDeleteWe are cleaner. I can support this statement completely.
ReplyDeleteI agree, as a guy we really don't care too much about our appearance. When we get dressed it is always the article of clothing that was on top of the pile, and nor do we care as much if something is dirty. I completely agree with your statement on how girls generally tend to take more care in their daily appearance.
ReplyDeletePS there is nothing wrong with our locker room. It's not that bad!
Nice post, Sonja. I like how you try to dig into the historical roots of some of these stereotypes. I hope you take this further in future posts (once we've made some headway in Atwood's novel.
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