Gender is defined as how you perceive
yourself. Sex is your physical attributes, such as having ovaries or
testis. Even though some people are born
as a boy or a girl they don’t see themselves as their sex, so they choose to
become a different gender.
One of the most socially accepted
nicknames for a girl wanting to be more like a guy would be termed as tomboy. These
girls aren’t into the pink Barbie’s or wearing dresses. The motto we can do anything
a guy can do but better is stuck in their minds. They want to get down and
dirty with the boys. These girls tend to dress like boys more and are enrolled
in more sports, especially the unisex sports like basketball and softball. They almost want to emulate boys so they lift
weights and want to get strong and toned just like an athletic guy would do.
It is weird how it is more okay for a girl
to want to act and dress like a guy when they are younger than a boy wanting to
be more like a girl. Boys will be made fun of and be labeled that they will be
gay when they are older. Most girls will grow out of the wanting to be like a
guy and have some sort of girly side to them, yet still be enrolled in sports.
Guys might not grow out of that and may be made fun of. No parent wants their
kid to be made fun of while in school or anywhere.
Some parents want to let their child grow
up how they want and with their own identity, but that does pose some risks at
the same time. (289)
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