Boy or Girl: Does it Really Matter?

In today's society, the world we experience is split in many places into male and female. Gender plays a big role in what we are allowed to do and what society deems is unacceptable. For young girls growing up, the Barbie doll is our holy grail and Legos and action figurines were essential for young boys. As we grew older, society pushed teenage girls toward makeup while urging boys to play video games. Society enforces harsh boundaries upon gender and their roles.

A gendered space that we often don't realize is for example, a clothing store. When we walk into the store, we are automatically sectioned off to female and male sections, as if the male and female gender cannot possibly share any characteristics in common. As a girl, I often see displays of flowery dresses and colors such as pink, purple and red. On the male side, colors such as blue and black are evident. Just like this, we are corralled and limited to just what one side of society has to offer.  What exactly determines if an article of clothing is for a girl or for a boy? The colors? The style? Or maybe just society's harsh viewpoints. There is nothing wrong with a girl wearing a tie, or even a guy wearing a skirt. Society has just forced these viewpoints upon us and we are forced to swallow them.