I want to be the real me

 

From: Avianna

People should feel welcomed and loved in their environment, especially young children that are still trying to figure themselves out. Most people believe that there are only 2 genders but there are actually multiple. Girls are seen to be sympathetic and motherly, while men are seen to be aggressive and maculine. Over the years Male and female have changed. When a girl is at the grocery store and wants a toy she should be able to pick out any toy she wants, if she wants a car or action figure she should be able to have one. Most parents tend to put gender roles on their kids based on the article “ The ‘Two Cultures’ Of Childhood”. If they are a girl they are supposed to take care of kids and play with barbies. If they are a boy they are supposed to play with action figures, play football, and work. Girls grow up most likely being a babysitter or a teacher and boys grow up working and tough. In this Photo there are three girls playing. One of them is dressed up as Yoda and the other 2 are dressed up as princesses. When the girl in the yoda outfit came out to play, the other 2 girls started to make fun of her. The girl in the Yoda outfit GOt upset and didn't feel comfortable. Girls should be able to dress up however they want to. They shouldn't be set to one standard. I put the model dressed in the yoda outfit in the corner so she feels left out and upset. I put the 2 girls up closer to the camera to show they are being rude and they look bigger than they actually are. The 2 models are whispering about the other model because she wasn't dressed the normal way girls are taught to dress. The model in the yoda outfit dressed how she wanted to and what she was comfortable wearing and she is getting judged for it. Girls and boys are taught at a young age how to act, and that girl and boy are 2 separate things based on gender.

Works cited
Rudman, Laurie A., et al. “The Two Cultures of Childhood.” The Social Psychology of

Gender: How Power and Intimacy Shape Gender Relations. The Guilford Press, 2015.