Gender Stereotypes Are Non-Discriminative

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Women’s Expected Appeal of Men

Along with men having preconceived notions about women, women have developed their own stereotypes for men. In Kate Fridkis’s 2012 article, Why Am I Hot for Peter Dinklage, she speaks of how her friends prefer not to date a male who is under 6’2”, which I find very relative to how woman still hold their standards for men. Society makes women believe that they cannot be with a man who is shorter than them, Kate Fridkis states “I have friends who won’t date a guy unless he’s over 6’2in” (Fridkis, 2012, 221), which clarifies the assumptions that women prefer taller men. Fridkis says, “They like boys who have never had to deal with anything. Not even, like, the death of a family dog. They are untouched, pristine. They are flawless” (Fridkis, 2012, 222), she is implying that women want men who are perfectly built and cut, tan, with nice hair, and that they are taller than them. However, while Fridkis is listing the common visual wants a woman wants from a man, she proves these stereotypes not to be true for her own wants.

Conclusion

Society, through its’ media and trends has created false ideals and stereotypes about genders. Many of the stereotypes are non-discriminative, because they apply both to men and women. Men and women both equally misperceive qualities, behaviors, and expectations of each other. This is mainly because of the ineffective portrayal of gender bias society withholds on the male and female populations. Due to these negative, one-minded thoughts of who can be or do what, both, men and women, try to fulfil the stereotypes that they believe their attracted sex prefers.

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References

Berlatsky, N. (2014, June 30). Orange is the new black’s irresponsible portrayal of men. In M.L. Titus & W.L. Walker (Eds.), Gender: a reader for writers (pp 253-257). New York, NY: Oxford.

Brady, J. (1972, July). I want a wife. In M.L. Titus & W.L. Walker (Eds.), Gender: a reader for writers (pp 267-269). New York, NY: Oxford.

Fridkis, K. (2012, April 25). Why I’m hot for Peter Dinklage. In M.L. Titus & W.L. Walker

(Eds.), Gender: a reader for writers (pp 220-223). New York, NY: Oxford.

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