Why do people think gender roles exist?

[John_Doesnt]

Gender roles have swapped frequently over the course of humanity and swap among countries. Why do many people insist that certain gender must act a certain way? If you look at how the founding American fathers dressed you would see make-up, nylons and high-heels. But many people like to play ignorant and assume that men have always dressed in a wife-beater tank top and jeans. Or that women aren't supposed to be promiscuous. But during the medieval period women were promiscuous and the men were supposed to be chaste. Is this why many conservative states want to ban teaching history?

That's a lot of blush and lipstick for a man. Or is it?

At one point this guy was considered a Chad

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[CloudMassacre]

I think at some point there’s this like aftershock in history of ridged abusive upbringing, like people being beaten at schools n shit. I don’t know years or anything, but it seems like there’s a generational trauma that we’re Collectively working through kindof. Plus the modern interconnectedness of everything and being able to show the huge range of human behaviors. Like that’s a super recent thing evolutionarily, so I think it’s just going to take time, but there’ll always be people who hold onto traditions I think. I just personally believe in personal freedom, and I try not to judge how other people choose to live their lives. Maybe the large overarching issue is people projecting insecurities. Like the most vocal Anti Gay people turning out to be Gay AF at a gay orgy with drugs, like that sad internal hypocrisy of being so angry at a group of people who are comfortable living how they feel inside, but they’re too conflicted because of how they grew up to accept themselves and do what they want.

[This_Is_My_Opinion8]

People want everyone to fit their idea of gender roles because it befits them personally. Simple as that.

[BettyBogas]

I have a job to do

[Dargil]

Absolutely yes. although there are baselines.

[Creative_Name04]

That’s fashion not gender roles

[John_Doesnt]

I clearly posted the difference between a woman's role now vs the medieval period. Women were promiscuous and it was okay, opposed to now where we have slut shaming.

[John_Doesnt]

Definition of gender roles: Gender roles in society means how we're expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex.

[AndrésC64]

I think it's just tradition and people's fear of breaking tradition. I also think that it's perpetuated these days by people that don't understand the difference between being and doing. Gender roles are what people do, or at least what people think that they should do. What you do doesn't change what you are. Putting on a dress and wearing makeup doesn't make you a girl. Playing in the mud with trucks doesn't make you a boy. I don't understand why this is so difficult for people.

[maximumpower]

Necessity.
Life has been historically difficult.
Everyone needed to do whatever they could to live.
What really DOES bug the shit out of me are those whining about demands for equality - but only to a certain extent.

[Anonymous]

I get the impression you don't understand what gender roles actually are.

[John_Doesnt]

I clearly posted the difference between a woman's role now vs the medieval period. Women were promiscuous and it was okay, opposed to now where we have slut shaming.

[Opinion Owner]

Promiscuity is not a gender role.

[John_Doesnt]

yes it is. Telling men it's their job to be players and women need to be modest is a gender role.

[Opinion Owner]

Promiscuity is not a role, it's a behavior. Saying it's a role is like saying that eating a healthy diet is a role, and the fact that women tend to eat a healthier diet makes it a gender role. It's not. Gender roles are things like being a breadwinner or housekeeper, men having to approach women and pay for dates, etc. Those are roles. Being promiscuous is not a role. No one has ever told men it's their job to be players. Being promiscuous is something low quality men do and women allow it by not holding them to the same standards to which men hold women.

[John_Doesnt]

"men having to approach women" What do you think being promiscuous means? It means approaching people and being more forward with dates/sex/relationships.

[Opinion Owner]

Being promiscuous has nothing to to with approaching. There are millions of promiscuous women who have never approached a man in their life.

[John_Doesnt]

Definition of gender roles: Gender roles in society means how we're expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex.

[Opinion Owner]

And diet too, apparently. By your way of thinking you could argue that literally any behavior could be considered a gender role, but of course you would be wrong. That's the thing about you woke nutters... always trying to redefine the world to suit whatever ideology you're pushing. You are obviously welcome to delude yourself however you wish. Bye now

[John_Doesnt]

it's not my way of thinking, it's the definition of gender role. Literally the first result if you Google "gender role definition".

[Anonymous]

I think you are confusing fashion with gender roles.

[John_Doesnt]

I clearly posted the difference between a woman's role now vs the medieval period. Women were promiscuous and it was okay, opposed to now where we have slut shaming.

[Opinion Owner]

No, you didn't. You posted things men and women used to do and wear, but nothing about gender roles.

[John_Doesnt]

"things men and women used to do" Definition of gender roles: Gender roles in society means how we're expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex.