Can I just point out that women do not have a stereotype? When I think of a woman . . . well, sometimes it’s hard to because there’s just so many ways you can picture them. Do you know what I mean? We’re not one thing. Not all of us love makeup, or hair, or the color pink, or Taylor Swift. And, when did those stereotypes become insulting?
Women, just like men, are different sizes, shapes, and colors. A color does not define our femininity, what we choose to wear does not highlight our womanliness, the length of our hair doesn’t determine if we are female. So when did the color pink, skirts and dresses, and long hair become the stereotype?
We read of girls who aren’t a “stereotypical female”, but, yet, there’s always a side character who is. The main character despises boy talk, or cheer-leading, or dresses. Which, is fine, if the main character didn’t mind that the other girls she was involved with was interested in all of those things.
Girls grow up believing that liking the color pink is simply bad, that girls shouldn’t be “girly”. But boys are taught differently, that they SHOULD be manly, but, in reality, why can’t we just be who we want to be?
If I’m a girl who likes pink and purple, butterflies, dresses, and boys then it is simple, I am me and you have no right to make me feel bad about me. I like those things and there’s nothing stereotypical about that.
If I’m a girl who likes peace signs in my selfies and weddings then mind your own business.
Girls and women shouldn’t be given extra attention based on their interests. We shouldn’t discriminate girls over whether or not they like superheroes or Disney princesses.
Neither should we discriminate girls over how they look. Not all girls are skinny, or small, and that’s perfectly fine. I should know, I’m not either of those things. But when we start selling the magazines that only have tiny women on the cover, then we are failing as human beings. There’s so much beauty in the world, why not share 100% of it, instead of one? The woman stereotype isn’t a flat stomach. Or long hair, which is another issue we need to fix.
Long hair is not the stereotype. Blonde hair is not the stereotype. Hair, in general, is not the stereotype. The length of a woman’s hair does not determine whether or not she is a homosexual or transgender, because short hair is not the stereotype for a specific sexuality, either.
I’m sick and tired of hearing the usual sentence “she looks like a lesbian” or “she looks like a man”, but if she identifies herself as a woman then she looks like a woman. It is as simple as that.
Personally, I like to have long hair. I also like sunflowers over roses, Marvel’s Avengers over Disney’s princesses, yellow over black, pants over skirts, and Converse over heels. That is who I am. And my interests do not define me, they are just a small part of me. And whatever makes up a small part of me, does not make up my gender. Which means that I am a woman. A woman who is not stereotypical and simply does not care what others think.
So, these stereotypes that make females feel small, pressured, and unsuccessful are lies. I say, don’t worry about what others think a female should be interested in, look like, or act. If that’s who you are, then that is who you are.
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