week 1: the individual in society pt. 1

The lesson was about stereotypes and how we categorize certain things under a certain gender or race. Such as getting your nails painted or doing your makeup is considered to be something girls do or playing football or basketball is something boys do. I feel that boys and girls alike should be able to do whatever  makes them happy and not let stereotypes keep a barrier between them and what they like. But there are more serious stereotypical things such as believing one gender is less capable of the other, especially women as they are viewed as less capable of men. Women can do whatever men can and vice versa. I feel that having a voice is important when it comes to people telling you what you are capable of doing. When you know your place and have a voice, you can stand and speak up for yourself.  At the end of the day, your gender or race does not define what you are capable of or what you can or cannot do.