I have been thinking a lot lately about boys and girls. I have a girl who want to be a boy, boys who think they are hot shit because they are boys, and girls who think boys are dumb. What role does the media play in this? Can I change any of it, and just have everyone be happy with who they are?
Gender and discourse stems from the very beginning of humanity. (Note that the use of "Man" as a general term for everyone is no longer acceptable.) God made Adam first, but then Adam needed a partner, so God took from Adam and made Eve. So if you want to get technical, you could say that Adam is somehow lacking, and Eve is more whole. God did not decide that Adam needed a plaything. Women are meant to be equals, even according to the Good Book.
Yeah, I don't put a ton of stock in that story either. But when you look at evolution and the types of tasks men and women divvied up, it is pretty apparent that men were set up to evolve into bulkier, more physical beings. Women grew into softer, more cunning folks.
Honestly, women have learned the power of manipulation because we don't have the ability to physically overpower others. So I think the answer to all the gender talk is to teach the boys to use what they have to get what they want, and do the same for the girls. We do it, anyway, with our own actions, the things we place importance on for each gender.
The media plays quite a significant role in this as well. Just take a look at any Hollywood affair. The women are all beautiful and glamourous. The men are burly and rugged.
Is encouraging each to play into the roles their gender specifies wrong? Or is it survival of the fittest?
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