Gender Roles

What is the impact of the gender roles that society creates and enforces?

Society has an extremely drastic impact on gender roles. Not only is the impact grave but it is also enforced throughout everyday life. Men are subject to being the protector, having the more masculine build, being a handyman, and providing for the family such as expenses and so fort. Women are perceived as the caretakers, making sure there is food on the table, and also providing for the family, but less than men. Everyone’s perception of men and women are different. Some might say women are more dominant and others might say men are more dominant, but in reality, both are equally important. A man needs a woman and a woman needs a man. One will not simply be the same without the other.

Although there is no end to the stereotype; lets face it, society always judges a book by its cover, whether it is the sex or color. There are many solutions to overcome this, but the foundation of all of these solutions is to not judge and not doubt. Society might create the stereotype, but that does not necessarily mean the individual is supposed to follow it no matter how tempting or “beneficial” it can be. Gender roles do not mean anything. Every culture solidifies roles for each gender, but that does not mean much, because no matter where an individual comes from, what they have been taught, it is nearly idealistic for men and women to set these stereotypes aside, come to an amends in this conflict between who is more superior and work together to have a firm and stable relationship between each other. If one thinks they are more superior to the other, that will not work nine of ten times. Men have certain characteristics women do not have and women have many characteristics men do not have and that is a simple fact no science can prove, it is just common sense. At the end of day, blaming society will not justify anything, because the people are society. No matter how much people preach about change, it is significant to change oneself before mending others.

50th Anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' In Selma Featuring President Barack Obama

"Barack Obama Marks 50th Anniversary Of 'Bloody Sunday' With Powerful Speech In Selma"
By: Igor Bobic
Source: Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/07/barack-obama-selma-anniversary_n_6823060.html?ir=Politics

For those who do not know what 'Bloody Sunday' is: the three Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 were part of the Selma Voting Rights Movement and led to the passage that year of the Voting Rights Act, a landmark federal achievement of the 1960s American Civil Rights Movement. Activists publicized the three protest marches to walk the 54-mile highway from Selma to the Alabama state capital of Montgomery as showing the desire of black American citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote, in defiance of segregationist repression. The first march took place on March 7, 1965. Bevel, Amelia Boynton, and others helped organize it. The march recently gained the nickname Bloody Sunday after its 600 marchers were attacked at the Edmund Pettus Bridge after leaving Selma; state troopers and county posse attacked the unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas. Law enforcement beat Boynton unconscious; media publicized a picture of her lying wounded on the bridge worldwide. Barack Obama marked the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday in Selma. ""We gather here to honor the courage of ordinary Americans willing to endure billy clubs and the chastening rod, tear gas and the trampling hoof; men and women who despite the gush of blood and splintered bone would stay true to their North Star and keep marching toward justice," Obama said in a soaring speech that addressed race and civil rights" (Source 1). Bernice King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter was in attendance passing on the legacy and living free and unsegregated because of her father's ambition to desegregate African Americans and whites.

Obama's speech was touching and heartfelt. He reminded the people that everyone is equal, regardless of color. He acknowledged the late Dr. King's actions towards segregation and saluted him. He also told people how important of a city Selma is to the history of the United States. Obama ended his speech by saying, "You are America. Unconstrained by habits and convention. Unencumbered by what is, and ready to seize what ought to be," he said. "For everywhere in this country, there are first steps to be taken, and new ground to cover, and bridges to be crossed. And it is you, the young and fearless at heart, the most diverse and educated generation in our history, who the nation is waiting to follow" (Source 1).