Should Gender Stereotypes be challenged?

[Athene]

Yes, they should be. 
Stereotypes, by definition are oversimplifications. Humans shouldn't limit themselves to living their lives within the parameters set by others' distorted impressions.

[Catholic_Lady]

I guess I don't really understand what he meant by "challenging stereotypes." Lol. Anyway, that's my stance.

[Catholic_Lady]

People can be however they wanna be. If a woman wants to work while the man stays home to care for the baby, that should be completely fine and acceptable. However, just because people should be allowed to do what they want, doesn't take away the fact that yes, most often the woman will stay home while the man works. Most often, women are smaller and softer while men are taller and stronger. Most often, women will be preschool teachers, and men will be pilots.

This is because, while there are exceptions and those exceptions are totally fine, men and women *are* different. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging this fact. There's no reason to try to change it or to try to pass off like we're homogeneous.  

...And so I voted NO.    

Now, let the outrage begin lol.

No outrage but I think you're basically disagreeing with yourself.  In the first sentence your saying if a woman wants to work while the guy stays at home then that's fine, so therefore they are challenging gender stereotypes and you're saying it's fine.

I think the question is worded just a little strangely really.

It's sort of like asking should women ever be more aggressive than some men.  The answer would be yes definitely sometimes but no not all the time and it doesn't really matter what the answer is because sometimes some women will be more aggressive than some men whether they should be or not.

An example I though of when thinking about this question is my work place, we're a bunch of security guards only 2 females and around 15 males, and pretty much the most respected guard is one girl who we all call the head guard.  She has amazing knowledge of the site, great memory, organization. All the male guards whether they're muslim, Christian, black white brown whatever, respect her.  No one's going to say well we have to remove her from the job for challenging gender stereotypes because, you know, gender stereotypes.

But yeh I am against challenging gender stereotypes just for the sake of it, I don't think a woman should try and play football to challenge gender stereotypes, she should do it because she enjoys the sport/shes good at the sport.

Yes, I agree with all this.

[loganonekenobi]

biologicaly you would be right for the most part. However, nature is rarely set in stone. In the time when nature only allowed the strong to survive then the gender roles where very important but now you have men that are very feminine and women who are very masculine. Do we force these people to follow the norm if they could somehow contribute to society in a different way then their genitals dictate?

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

But yeh I am against challenging gender stereotypes just for the sake of it, I don't think a woman should try and play football to challenge gender stereotypes, she should do it because she enjoys the sport/shes good at the sport.

Exafuckingactly.
Do what you enjoy. Don't do something just for the sake of challenging a stereotype.
Are you a man that is a stereotypical male? Good on you!
Are you a female that is a stereotypical female? Good on you too!
No one should force you to be to not be who you are.

Growing children should be given freedom to be who they are. Don't social engineer boys to be more like girls or girls to be more like boys. Let them choose their own paths. Let them find their own truth in life. Let them be who they are, let them keep discovering themselves as they progress through life.

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

People can be however they wanna be. If a woman wants to work while the man stays home to care for the baby, that should be completely fine and acceptable. However, just because people should be allowed to do what they want, doesn't take away the fact that yes, most often the woman will stay home while the man works. Most often, women are smaller and softer while men are taller and stronger. Most often, women will be preschool teachers, and men will be pilots.

This is because, while there are exceptions and those exceptions are totally fine, men and women *are* different. There's nothing wrong with acknowledging this fact. There's no reason to try to change it or to try to pass off like we're homogeneous.

...And so I voted NO.

Now, let the outrage begin lol.

You're feminine as fuck. I kind of figured you would say something like that. You hot lady you.

[Edwardo Piet]

Challenge them if you like, but not for the sake of it, just be yourself and who gives a fuck about stereotypes.

The only option in this poll that I can 100% be all for at all times in all situations is, of course, option 3.

[Edwardo Piet]

Why does some people, especially men, despise some qualities of masculinity such as aggression and competitiveness?

Isn't that what makes us men?

No.

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

Why does some people, especially men, despise some qualities of masculinity such as aggression and competitiveness?

Isn't that what makes us men?

No.

Yes.

[Losty]

No.

Yes.

No.