You Are A Boy...You Don't Cry
Gender shapes every aspect of our
society. When you are a child you learn
quickly how boys and girls are supposed to act.
Society labels men as competitive and ambitious; telling them to go out
and play sports. You are taught to be
tough and not to show your emotions. You
are taught to be aggressive and fight back if someone is hitting on you. You are told not to play with dolls, because
they are for girls and that is not what boys are supposed to do. Girls are taught that it is ok to cry and
show their emotions. They are exposed to
motherhood at a young age. They take
care of baby dolls and play house. They
are bought kitchen sets to get them exposed and be familiar with the aspect of
cooking. I know from experience, when I was
young I was not allowed to brush dolls hair.
If I was seen doing so, I would get yelled at and told to go outside and
play. I was raised in a single parent
home by mom, so I was told that I was the man of the house at a young age. I did not really know what that meant when I was
young, but now I am glad I was told that.
It has made me the man I am today; I know how to cook, clean, do my own laundry
and take care of myself. All the things
that a lot of men do not know how to do, because they were never taught how to
do so. I am glad my mom taught me at a
young at to fend for myself, I see a lot of people at this school who can’t
even do laundry. I was blessed that my mom did not believe in gender roles and taught me that men are suppose to cook, clean, and do laundry.
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