Cultural Gender Stereotypes

Introduction Ever since I was a child, I have witnessed countless stereotypes and prejudices based on gender. This is partly owing to the knowledge that I have amassed thus far concerning some of the cultural gender stereotypes. For instance, I have developed preferences for peers of the same gender. My observation of these phenomena has sparked fundamental questions concerning how individuals perceive clothing, dressing styles, color, and other life issues in general. St ill, upon observation of the aforementioned areas, I realize that common prejudices founded on gender dominate people’s talks, their purchasing behavior, and how well they relate to individuals with such preferences.

Dressing styles and fashion There is an overwhelming increase in promotion of fashion as an integral component of the sexual life. This trend is not common among women’s wear. Every time that a fashion advertisement is run through the radio or television, it must be accompanied by women posing or smiling as they put on half-naked clothing. Advertisements have been highly sexualized towards women. Men clothing on the other hand, are often advertised without attaching sex-oriented factors frequently. In fact, there are no single men clothing that I have encountered, which seek to expose or sexualize males. In essence, the promotion of fashion forms a

For instance, girls rarely play with toy guns. Instead, they opt for dolls and other gentler video games. Boys, on the other hand, are depicted as aggressive and violent, since they like playing violent video games and watching aggressive movies. This pattern is still noted when among adult males and females. Women like watching soap operas, while their male counterparts prefer aggressive movies and games such as football. Thus, I have observed that men who tend to break such norms are scorned or asked to stop being