Personality traits —
For example, women are often expected to be passive, loving and caring, while men are usually expected to be aggressive, protective and dominant.

Domestic behaviors —
For example, caring for children is often considered best done by women because of their caring feminine nature, while household repairs are often considered best done by men because of their masculine trait such as strength.

Occupations —
For example, most nurses and secretaries are usually women, and most construction workers and engineers are usually men.

Physical appearance —
For example, women are usually cute, graceful and lovable while men are to be tall, broad-shouldered and have a strong pose.




These are some of the gender stereotypes. In your opinion should these stereotypes be challenged? I have created a poll for voting, don't forget to give your opinion as to why these stereotypes should or shouldn't be challenged.

Just do you and don't let people tell you you can't because you have a hoo ha/peepee. That's my philosophy.

Yes, gender stereotypes should be challenged because there are institutionalised harms associated with them (e.g. misogyny, domestic abuse, child abuse, homophobia, transphobia).

(January 15, 2016 at 9:33 am)Vic Wrote: Just do you and don't let people tell you you can't because you have a hoo ha/peepee. That's my philosophy.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/woman-...pted-rape/
http://www.iraqinews.com/features/isis-r...rls-mosul/
http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politic...ties-film/

Still sticking to your philosophy?

Yup. If the stereotypes make you comfortable, go for it.

Just don't worry about it when I or anyone else decide not to join in.

(January 15, 2016 at 9:34 am)Ben Davis Wrote: Yes, gender stereotypes should be challenged because there are institutionalised harms associated with them (e.g. misogyny, domestic abuse, child abuse, homophobia, transphobia).

I'd like to point out that gender stereotypes was not magically imposed by someone. These stereotypes(or rather characteristics) were formed as a result of thousands of years of evolution.

For example:

Quote:Personality traits —

For example, women are often expected to be passive, loving and caring, while men are usually expected to be aggressive, protective and dominant.

The reason women are inherently passive is because of their relative physical weakness when compared with men, in an world without laws a women being blunt to a man will usually end bad. The loving and caring characteristics are because females are usually the ones that breast feed the child which creates an intimate relation with a mother and her child.
The aggressive nature of men are not because of a stereotype. It's because of their relative higher testosterone in their body which attributes to aggressiveness, protectiveness and dominance. This helped men, in the old times to fend off other ill-intended males from harming their mate and children.

I guess my point is, these characteristics are not a result of gender stereotyping, these characteristics were formed as a result of thousands of years of years lived in the wild and in the society. So is it really smart to challenge them?

(January 15, 2016 at 9:37 am)pool the great Wrote:

(January 15, 2016 at 9:33 am)Vic Wrote: Just do you and don't let people tell you you can't because you have a hoo ha/peepee. That's my philosophy.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/woman-...pted-rape/
http://www.iraqinews.com/features/isis-r...rls-mosul/
http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politic...ties-film/

Still sticking to your philosophy?

I don't understand? How is any of that relevant?

(January 15, 2016 at 9:48 am)pool the great Wrote: I guess my point is, these characteristics are not a result of gender stereotyping, these characteristics were formed as a result of thousands of years of years lived in the wild and in the society. So is it really smart to challenge them?

Uh...Why not exactly?

You are aware what century this is, right?

(January 15, 2016 at 9:49 am)Vic Wrote:

(January 15, 2016 at 9:37 am)pool the great Wrote: http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/woman-...pted-rape/
http://www.iraqinews.com/features/isis-r...rls-mosul/
http://www.iraqinews.com/baghdad-politic...ties-film/

Still sticking to your philosophy?

I don't understand? How is any of that relevant?

Ben Davis Wrote:Yes, gender stereotypes should be challenged because there are institutionalised harms associated with them (e.g. misogyny, domestic abuse, child abuse, homophobia, transphobia).

Can you make your fucking point already please? I don't understand what you're trying to say.