Why Boys Don't Play with Dolls vs. 300

Why Boys Don't Play with Dolls vs. 300

Why Boys Don't Play with Dolls - This is an essay written by Katha Pollitt that is focused on the stereotypes of men and women. She talks about how even though organizations like NOW have made an effort to over come those stereotypes, they are still heavily prevalent. She explains why boys still like playing with trucks and why girls still like playing with dolls. She also says how men and women alike are both trying to break the stereotype, but at the same time how certain characteristics of men and women haven't changed and probably never will.

300 - This is a movie based on the true historical event about how a small army of Spartans held up against the mighty Persian Empire. This move talks about the common stereotype of men always being strong, always fighting, and doing all of the heroic stuff while the women stay at home, do nothing, and worry. It shows the common stereotypes at their peak. The men go out and look buff and meaty, while the women like gorgeous, weak, and needy. But towards the end of the movie, the producers show that women can play the role of strength as well as men can, and how men can my emotional, meek, and caring like women can.