It’s surprising to know that people still see a gender boundary when it comes to what someone can like or aspire to be.

Wasn’t that supposed to have ended back in the 20’s? But still people are put in a box and are only suppose to enjoy the things that are associated with their gender.

Things have changed. Men can be incredible ballet dancers. Women can be mechanics, and if you like a combination of both “feminine” and “masculine” things then that’s okay too.  What makes you happy should never be limited.

Just the other day I was at a store and heard a mother telling her son he couldn’t get a Barbie because “that’s a girl toy.” The same happens if a little girl prefers Batman shirts and Transformer pajamas.

Pushing these ideas into someone’s head starts young, and as you get older it comes from peers, maybe even by friends. It is just way too easy to tell someone that they are wrong to like something.

In todays society

equality is a big deal.

These images carry with them.How they should act, talk, and even be capable of. A woman who claims to be abused is pitied and comforted by her friends and peers.

While a man who says his girlfriend has abused him is laughed at and called a wimp. This is extremely cruel and unfair.

These stereotypes are a big reason to why people fear speaking up and feel like they need to change to fit in or have friends or in some cases, even fit into your own family.

Enjoying an item not necessarily marketed to you doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it. Just like how a G rated movie does not mean anyone older then twelve can’t watch it. That would be ridiculous. But a guy watching a “chick-flick” Would apparently just be obscene.  What someone enjoys is up to them and them alone. If it makes you happy, then what others think is not important. Being closed-minded is the saddest way to live and letting these stereotypes decide who you are is even worse.

Gender is just a section on a birth certificate or drivers license. It doesn’t define who a person is, who they will be, or what their passion can be.