Men and women, opposite or not

Men and Women, Opposite or Not? Why do some fathers still have that masculine belief of their daughters being incapable of achieving what a son would do? As my father’s only daughter, I had to deal with his constant criticism all throughout most of grade school; reminding me of his wish about wanting a son instead of a daughter and how I’ll never succeed in life because girls aren’t capable of much as compared to boys. I could’ve let his words underestimate me, but instead I proved to him that I was capable of succeeding in life by taking on the full plate of both pink and blue. Graduating high school with honors and getting accepted into a four year university was just the first step of my goal to prove to him that girls can maintain a role latitude and succeed in life; I still plan on achieving more to eventually make him leave that wish behind of wanting a son in his life in replacement of a daughter. Society often places men and women on completely different levels which result in beliefs that make it seem as if the two genders are entirely opposite, nevertheless, this paper will discuss how using the term “opposite” is negatively affecting the truth between the two sexes. We are given gender scripts and placed on a dual track since the moment of birth, the newborn wrapped in a blue blanket is emphasized to be a male and the newborn wrapped in a pink is emphasized to be a female. A typical male, which is the blue side of the dual track, is expected to be masculine, aggressive, dominant, strong, the head of the household, and overall successful in life; whereas a typical female, being the pink side of the dual track, is expected to be feminine, sensitive, nurturing, sensitive, dependent, and the one that stays home to take care of the kids. Our gender is intensified three times during our lives; the first time is when one is placed on either the blue or pink side of the dual track, the emphasis of which track one belongs to is based on our genitalia. The