Codes of Gender

What i thought most interesting about the Codes of Gender movie is that there is nothing natural about gender identity. When i was younger i never thought about why boys wore blue and girls wore pink, it was just normal to me as to most children. The movie made the point that we are surrounded by these identities as children and continue them as we get older. For example, women being princesses and men wanting to be superheroes or the dominant male. What scares me is how these beliefs continue throughout our lives. For instance, women shown in canting positions, which displays weakness and men shown as strong and the complete opposite of women. This commercial realism causes people to believe that women are supposed to be weak and that men should be their protectors. Although i do not like either way men or women are portrayed, i think women have it worse when it comes to gender identity and commercial realism. Danica Patrick as shown in the movie as a top competitor in racing, but in ads she is portrayed as weak and in canting positions. Even women who are top athletes are portrayed the same way. Women are even shown having fingers in their mouths like children and other childish positions. This gives the appearance that women never grow up and even young girls can look like older women. This is most seen in beauty pageants for little girls, whose make up and dress are the same as if they were competing in an adult competition. Gender codes pigeon hole men and women into certain positions and are unfair to children who are not old enough to make up their minds as to who they are or want to be.