personally, I preferred revol's critique of anyone who took this stuff seriously.Surely the best way to oppose prescribed gender roles is just to ignore them? I mean genetic determinism is pretty easily discredited - as all you need to do is act contrarily to how the genes say you should behave.
it's not a case of intellectually rejecting certain notions - it's perfectly possible to do that and still feel insecure etc.
I mean teenage siblings of friends of mine know all about the bullshit pressures they are subjected to, of which the media is a part, but still have to deal with the very real consequences of 'just ignoring them'.
personally, I preferred revol's critique of anyone who took this stuff seriously.
Surely the best way to oppose prescribed gender roles is just to ignore them? I mean genetic determinism is pretty easily discredited - as all you need to do is act contrarily to how the genes say you should behave.