Exploring Roles in Gender

When people were first asked to volunteer in class yesterday, I was a bit wary of what was to come next. But what followed was great. I loved watching how women and men viewed the opposite sex and their interactions. The great part about it was that although the actors played to many of the gendered stereotypes, not all of the acting was incorrect. The two girls playing guys were more aggressive and competitive while watching the "football game." And the interesting thing was that when we were given a chance to say what was wrong with the interaction, many of the guys said they were not aggressive enough instead of too much. Then the two guys pretending to be girls going shopping played directly into the stereotype of women. Although there was more criticism of them than the male scenario, much of what they did was accurate. Through this class I found that not all stereotypes are complete fallacies and that most of them actually have some ground in truth.