Gender Tropes
A specific version of The Ditz: an attractive, but stupid character who gets by on their looks. Usually also a promiscuous character
What is Bimbo, Dumb blonde or Brainless Beauty?
Expectations and rules regarding how men and women should behave.
What is gender norms?
People who are equal to one another in social status?
What are peers?
The sharing of personal or sensitive information with close friends often seen as "girl talk."
What is gossiping?
_____ are more likely to be allowed to play outside.
Boys
This is a character who is defined by their insistence on, well, working alone. They are usually emotionally detached, refusing to join teams, and even if they do end up allying with the heroes, they will prefer to operate by themselves.
What is the Lone Wolf, or "I work alone".
The idea that men are the breadwinner and women are caretakers homemakers.
What is a gender stereotype?
A person whose job is to help students learn facts, skills, and values.
What are teachers
Casual, private and often crude or sexually explicit conversation among peers. Typically seen as "guy talk."
What is locker room talk.
It is okay for a girl to sit in a ______ lap with no romantic implications.
Girl's
The typical star athlete, handsome universally and sits at the top of the social ladder.
The act of excluding people who are "different" from opportunities granted to them.
What is discrimination?
Any location or setting where people do their jobs and perform tasks for an employer or themselves.
What is the work place?
The main financial provider of a household who typically has the final say in all monetary decisions. Often "at the expense" of parental/partnership duties.
What is a breadwinner?
As oppose to ______ who wear high rise jeans, many _______ are seen sagging their pants.
Girls, Boys
A character, usually female, who describes herself as homely, ugly, or unattractive, or is described as such by another character or the author.
What is the "Plain Jane"?
A negative attitude about other people based on faulty and inflexible stereotypes.
What is prejudice?
A father or a mother, a legal guardian, who gives birth to, adopts, or raises a child.
What are parents?
The main caretaker and manager of a household with task such as cleaning, cooking, raising kids and supporting family needs.
What is home maker or caregiver?
In school it is seen as socially acceptable for ______ to wear the other genders uniform.
Girls
Being the sole female character sole female character in an otherwise male group, often defined primarily by their gender.
What is Smurfette or "The Smurfette Principle."
The way gender norms stay so persistent due to being embedded in society.
What is an institution?
The main channels, used to store, deliver, and communicate information and entertainment to a large audience.
What is the media?
When pink and blue switched their gender assignment. (time range)
What is Mid-20th century?
________ typically drive black cars with their seats layed all the way back
Acura Man