A Girl's Stereotypes

So, I've seen a lot of articles about girls writing to a certain group of guys who treat girls with little thought. There are articles about guys being players and guys who can't seem to be tied down or stay in a relationship. Well, I'm here to say that I am the girl version of that guy. Even though I see myself settling down someday, I can't keep a relationship going for more than a few months.

To some high school was an amazing life experience, but to others it was an unpleasant life experience. It possible that such experiences cause the average high school student to follow a norm or status quo. In the movie, Mean Girls, a female transfer student named Cady Heron finds herself acting within these social standards and then soon realizes such standards shouldn’t matter.

It makes me mad as heck that black girls can't just be pretty. Black girls are just as pretty as the girls and other races. I don't understand how people can think otherwise. Generalizing a whole group of people when you've only best small portion of them is crap. I guess it's just funny that people hate being generalize but they do with other races anyway. I just want to send out a friendly reminder that you're pretty for a black girl is not a compliment. How dumb can you truly be to believe that that statement is not offensive. You've already proven to me that her head is full of nothing but stereotypes of black women. Ugly dumb big booty big boobs slim thick and curvy. Instead of seeing this as a people we actually are you're seeing this

There are also many male gender stereotypes presented throughout the movie. In the film, the men are the ones who go away to war to fight for China and have to face the harsh and terrifying conditions involved with this. The men in the film are defined by their masculinity, which includes strength, power and intelligence. One particular song, “I’ll make a man out of you”, includes the lyrics “You’re a spineless, pale, pathetic lot and you haven’t got a clue, somehow I’ll make a man out of you”. This is an insult to the men and suggests that they aren’t good enough and the captain will have to make them stronger: more like men. The chorus suggests what a man should be like as it states “Be a man, we must be as swift as a coursing river, be

In puberty a classmate delivers a cruel blow by telling her "you have a great big nose and thick legs" (Piercy 223). Here we see the beginning of a conflict that will plague the young girl for the rest of her life. Although a girl can be healthy and intelligent, it is not expected for her to possess the physical qualities of "strong arms and back, abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity" (Piercy 223). These traits typically being male, the young girl sees them as being unnatural and negative. The girl feels as if she owes society an apology for possessing these characteristics. Piercy drives the point home by writing, "everyone saw her fat nose on thick legs"

For thousands of years, established gender roles have been a part of our society. Women are commonly known as sensitive, emotional, or passive. On the contrary, men are described as rational, competitive, independent, or aggressive. Believing women are more emotional than men is stereotyping. However, the stereotype is not entirely untrue. Development of gender roles is often conditioned more by environmental or cultural factors than by hereditary or biological factors. The development of gender roles between men and women involves the inference of peer community of each gender, the communication style of male and female and the intimacy or connection level of men and women.

Everyone has had their fair share of high school drama; whether it’s rude stares down the hallway, distant whispering behind your back, spreading rumors about students and faculty, social sabotage, or segregated school lunch tables. The teen drama film Mean Girls delves into the sociocultural environment of teenage academia. This two hour film documents how Cady, the new girl from Africa, starts her first day of public school. Throughout her high school adventures she learns the social hierarchy and rules created by the students for the students. As she begins to adjust, she climbs the social ladder and becomes one of the cool kids, or as everyone calls them, “the plastics”. In the article, High-School Confidential Notes on Teen Movies, by David Denby, he claims that the enemy in teen movies is not the authority figure as many may believe, but rather it is the students themselves, and the surrounding climate that they create. The film Mean Girls is the perfect example that show cases Denby’s claim through superiority mindsets, social cliques, and lack of parental involvement.

For some men, there is not a bigger turn on than a bad girl. These women all did the crime, so now they have to do the time. At least they looked good for the camera upon arrival. Driving Drunk The charge that will be on her record will not look near as good as she did after being arrested for drunk driving.

As a young girl, I have always associated most white people with the quality of being rude or racist. For example, not holding doors as I walked behind them or ignoring my friendly smiles and/or comments. I vividly remember several occasions where I would be walking two steps being a Caucasian person and they would fail to hold the door open allowing it to slam in my face. There is also an uneasy stare that is given while shopping, such as following African-Americans around the store to watch them to make sure they are not stealing. The belief that white people are rude is not limited to black people, but other minorities as well because their cultural beliefs and practices are often disrespected.

I have always viewed myself as being the stereotypical girly girl. This most often could be seen in my appearance. Although, my hobbies and interests as a child and into my teenage years would have probably made you think different. I liked to get dirty, go outdoors, roll around in the mud, and dissect dead animals. However, I also spent a large amount of my earlier years breaking into my mom’s bathroom and stealing her makeup and playing dress up in all of her clothes and then later mimicking my sister as she started to experiment with her appearance. If you fast forward into the present I have become a little bit more “girly” in my personality and appearance. I have given up much of the hobbies of my earlier years and traded it in for school

"OK you will be training for a few months with me. This mission will include times where we won't be able to be there for you. You will have to defend your self. This is to prepare you." He gave her a head to toe once over that stopped at her eyes, "and quite frankly your could lose some weight." With that he turned aroumd to drop his towel he's been wiping his sweat with.

In well-known fairy tales the males and females characters are often portrayed in the same light. The male characters are often described as the hero with strong masculine traits while the female characters are portrayed as the damsel in distress. Throughout the years fairytales have been casting the same stereotypes for their characters. In the story Beauty and the Beast the author de beaumont depiction of what an ideal woman is lays in Beauty. She is meant to embody the role of a feminine, humble caretaker, lover, and savior. The author depicts males as provider’s, however, it is clear that the men in the story are dependent on a positive female figure for life. Beauty’s disappearance threatens both her father and beast with death, symbolizing

Ever since little wide eyed girls were born they had pink outfits with matching bows and grew up knowing that pain is beauty and that boys who are mean to you on the playground like you. We grew up thinking that we would marry a prince and have sugar-cube castle with maids and live your “best friend forever”, then as we started to get older we realized that dreams don't pay the bills and grew up. However, not completely. By “growing up” we no longer fantasized about riding a white horse down a white sand beach into the sunset. Growing up only caused us to be more competitive. It was given that you hair must be healthy, your makeup should look flawless and not over done, and you must always have the newest designer

How women are perceived by others, and how women perceive themselves, impacts their leadership roles in the work place. Stereotypes and gender biases are themes women have been dealing with for centuries. How women are perceived by social medial and television have been influencing how they are treated by men, and how they view themselves when it comes to taking a leadership role in their organization. According to Omega Institute (2012), “The rapidly shifting landscape of new media and technology, including reality television and celebrity culture, continue to reinforce gender stereotypes” (p. 1). This leads to men still growing up viewing women as home makers versus bread winner. With more women entering leadership roles in the work place they lack the respect from men due to how these men have grown up to know the typical role of a man and woman. Men tend to feel belittled due to the gender stereotypes seen on television, and this leads to women struggling to succeed as a leader with the lack of support from their male counterparts. Lack of confidence with women in the workplace is also influenced and effected by how women are perceived in social media and television. According to Steele (2005), “Exposure to stereotypic commercials persuade women to avoid leadership roles” (p. 276). As young women grow up seeing the typical gender stereotypes they lack ambitions to break the mold and