Happily Ever After: Perpetuating Stereotypical Gender Ideals

Investigating stereotypical gender roles perpetuated through children's literature.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• humanities
• social
• sciences

[Rozax]

I'm glad you made this video (even though youtube muted it). I had a few problems growing up because I wasn't what girls were "supposed" to be. I never subscribed to the porcelain doll image, and it upset me when I was forced to emulate it. Did I like being pretty? Of course. Most people like being aesthetically pleasing. But I also liked being independent, athletic, paint-free, and appreciated for who I am.

I really liked the "marriage will solve all your problems" part of this video!

[hufflepuffgirl123]

while i agree with you on some of these instances, you are also forgetting mulan, who was a bad-a** chick who went into the army for her dad and kicked some huns' a**, and hermione granger, who was the most intelligent and crafty witch of her time in the hp series.... i don't follow the princesses, i follow the smart, tough, yet classy and graceful girls.... they are great role models....besides mulan is one of the disney princesses. :)

[ToxicStrawberryPanda]

Mulan went to fight in the war for her father cause he was old and she was a women and she was brave to do that cause I think I remember that women weren't allowed or something like that and since she did it for her father it shows she cares for her family and will protect them!

[SenneffRules]

@VillainessVixen so whats the problem then

[leecfb000]

This is a stupid video. You only chose the cartoons that confirmed your assertions that girls are taught to be princesses, and boys are taught to be heroes. Those cartoons you mentioned are outdated and in no way reflect the majority of films out there. Are you suggesting children's films and books are responsible for boys being masculine and girls being feminine?

[Nae00]

This whole thing is ridiculous, i mean i saw this when i was a little girl and loved it, I also loved to play with my stuffed animals and fake kitchen set, was that wrong, did i grow up to be some submissive housewife? No, Im now a college student, studying tirelessly to become a physician. Point of story if little girls ( or boys for that matter) want to watch this and pretend there princesses/princes, LET THEM, let them be kids and dream.

[lala1234978]

I was playing LIFE with my teenage friends when I randomly picked a girl for my fiancé and got kicked out.

[VillainessVixen]

I was allways bothered by the gender roles as a kid, it made me want to be a boy instead. I figured I'd grow up unattractive and I'd join the football team in highschool. I never let my relatives teach me how to cook because I noticed the women in my family did the cooking while the men waited to be fed. So I don't wear pink, makeup, worry about my weight, or wear revealing shirts. The only problem with my plan is I actually am attractive, a normal weight, and I have a big cheast (naturally).

[priscijojo]

@feministsAreCorrupt so your parents are your parents just cuz they created you biologically? k, im adopted. so my parents are not my BIOLOGICAL parents, guess what, i would never ever consider em MY parents cuz those who raise me are my REAL parents.n guess what else, you dont have to underestimate those who are part of a minory. ok, homosexuals who have children are a low rate, so what? we all have the same rights idiot.