Stereotypes and Gender Roles

Why is it that we allow the media to dictate what our gender roles ought to be? Men are supposed to be cold hearted and show no emotions. The stoic warriors who are ruffled by nothing. Women are supposed to be brainless and skanky.

But are they supposed to be this way? Are human beings really like this? Because the men I know and respect are not robots, nor are they the "stoic warriors". They are human, they are sad at the death of a friend, they are considerate of others. And the women I know and respect are certainly not brainless or skanky.

Not only are these roles inaccurate with regards to the average person, but these stereotypes hardly demand the respect that humans ought to show to one another. In my opinion we all ought to treat each other with the same respect we want shown to ourselves.

And who is hollywood to tell us how we should act and feel? I mean, look at how miserable most of these movie stars are. If men and women are supposed to fit the roles that the media lays down for them, then shouldn't they be living the dream? But they are not! Therefore I would conclude that the molds that the world claims we are to fit are not only inaccurate but potentially harmful as well.