The gendered division of labor in western society relies heavily on the allocation ofwomen’s function to the domestic, or private, realm and men’s to the public realm.
I feel as though this stereotype has recently been turned on its head. As more households have two working parents they split responsibilities much more evenly.
It has become increasingly clear that children play a very active role in their owndevelopment. From the moment they see themselves as social beings, they begin to focus on theenterprise of growing up.
I can definitely relate to this as I remember focusing on growing up as a kid. Always asking questions and trying to be more mature
And chances are that if the boy decides to try a little mincing, he won’t be considered cute atall.
This shows how when a little girl imitates "male behavior" she will still be considered cute, but for boys imitating "female behavior" there is usually some type of reprimanding and shame.
“Al,you need to learn to treat yourself like you would treat anhonored guest in your house.”
Great advice.
At this writing, the picture that pops into most people’s minds atthe word transgender is a young, handsome trans man. Fifteen yearsago, the image conjured by the word transgender was an older transwoman, just slightly mannish-looking. That’s a great big culturalshift.
This is very true. The cultural shift of the idea of a trans-man is significant and has shown a positive shift towards acceptance.
Mostlymale-to-female trans people. Mostly trans women of color.
I never knew about the data concerning crime statistics. This seems important to remember
that’s liketaking a field of racehorses, hobbling the front legs of half of them andthe rear legs of the other half, and expecting them to run a decent race:it doesn’t work.
While I can understand where the author is coming from, I think this is an overstatement. It seems like a very pessimistic way to view the history of humanity as a whole. As if for all of human history people haven't been able to "run a decent race" because of societal expectations.