I'm feeling very ranty this morning. Not to sure why I am about religion, but I do know why about gender roles in society. I'm too lazy to rant about religion (computer is going to die in 30 minutes and I don't feel like getting up and plugging it into the wall) so I'll just keep this one strictly on the second one (that's an oxymoron right? "second one" sounds pretty ridiculous now that I think about it).
I read this mini-paper by someone named Roland Barthes on how toys set up social standards by adults on children and it got me all ranty (especially because I agreed). It's pretty shitty to live in such a society that forces invisible rules upon others. Boys have to play with boy toys and girls with their own. I've always had a problem with parents who get little girls plastic babies and strollers to take care of. Nothing is better as a parent than saying "hey two year old baby, one day you might be a mom, so take care of this plastic baby."If society wants people to be unique individuals (ironically, later in life), then why does this implementation not happen earlier? This is the reason why I love to learn about other cultures. Ask the Scotts if they like wearing kilts. Bring one of those bad boys to the US and you'll get looks everywhere.
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