Growing up every young child has a special person other then there parents that they look up too and aspire to be just like. While I was growing up my female role model was my mom of course, but I also looked up to the older girls on my dance team. From the moment little girls are born they are dressed in pinks and purples, surrounded by dolls or barbie’s and are even taught to be nice, kind, and nurturing towards others. The way parents raise their children is how those children learn their gender roles i.e. being feminine or masculine. For example girls watch princess movies, while boys watch action movies with superhero’s in them. Girls watch shows consider to be more girly, boys watch superheroes because they are portrayed as strong and powerful. Just like boys and girls watch different shows, they also play with different toys. The toys girls play with are tools that help prepare them for adulthood, such as playing kitchen or playing mommy with their baby dolls. In my photo I chose to photograph my niece imitating myself while I was getting ready for the day. I decided to make my photo black and white to symbolism beauty has no color, and that make-up doesn’t necessarily make a female beautiful. I chose to angle my photo upward to symbolize my niece, Addalyn looking up to me as her role model. In the background of the photo you can see many other “girly” things women use in the process of getting ready, make-up, lotion, brushes, and make-up remover to symbolize all the things women go through to make themselves more appealing or more attractive for men. My photo relates to gender socialization because in my photo my niece is doing what she has seen her mom and I do every morning. Which because she is young she is being taught and shown what being feminine consist of.
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There is nothing wrong with teaching a girl to be a girl or even a boy to be a boy. Now, what if a boy liked watching, seeing, or acting in a way that was more feminine? I have not yet learned about this in my Intro to Women's Studies class but I am pretty sure there is a name for such a thing as men/boys that learn feminine behavior and it becomes part of their character and also girls/women who learn masculine ways and it becomes part of who they are. I know for a fact, this does not mean these people are gay because I have some masculine ways...I think! Which this probably brings us to whole other subject. Maybe we can even call this a splash of feministic traits. I kind of like being a girl (even though it is more difficult and complicated), but I love being strong...physically and emotionally. I love to take care of myself and meet my mate half way. I am more aggressive rather than passive or assertive. I am loud and sometimes powerful. Does this mean I am a man or that I am gay or does this mean that I am a proud woman with masculine "qualities".
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