Scout is a tomboy and drives Aunt Alexandra crazy with her failure to “act like a girl.” Girls today certainly have more freedom than they did in Scout’s time, but are there still different standards for boys and girls behavior? In today’s world do labels like “tomboy” make sense anymore? Is there the same kind of pressure on boys to “act like boys”? Why or why not?
I think girls should behave however they want to and shouldn't have to worry about what the public thinks about it. it is their chose to what interest they have,and not societies
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ReplyDeleteRUBBER DUCK
It says that girls should act like girls but to me, its up to that person. You should have the right to act and dress the way you want to. Besides, what do you define as "acting like a girl"??
ReplyDeleteNinja23
The term "acting like a boy" is simply a stereotype, assuming that boys are always tough and adventerous, yet the whole moral of the book is anti-stereotypes, degrading those who choose to judge based on assumption.
ReplyDeleteLemony Snicket
Even though there is less pressure today, girls are taught to still act like girls. Girls are protryed in the media as helpless and weak so that is what the world thinks girls should be like. If they aren't like that, the media portrays them as outsiders. There is also pressure for guys to be manly and strong. Guys shouldn't be emotional. There are specific ways each gender should act.
ReplyDelete-PinkPrincess
In my opinion, girls should just act the way they feel is right for them. Whatever way they act is always going to be acting like a girl.
ReplyDelete-xXChitsuukiXx
I don't think that girls should have to act like girls. Since they are girls, isn't however they act acting like girls? I think that it is stupid that there are specific ways that the society assumes all girls or boys will act. I also think that there is much of the same pressure on boys to act like boys. For example they arent supposed to cry.
ReplyDelete-Yoda
In today's world girls do have more freedom, but they don't have as much freedom as boys do. We still say, "You play like a girl". In my opinion girls are the same (most of the time) better then boys and we should be able to do anything a boy can.
ReplyDeleteYesss;)
I think that there is much less pressure and expectation to dress or act a certain way. The gender stereotype has been repealed by society -- now, to have the courage to be different or diverse is promoted and admired.
ReplyDelete-McDonald
yes girls should act like girls and cook and clean and walk the dog and cook and do a bunch of stuff for guys
ReplyDeleteI believe that girls can act however they want, but their place in society will be partially dependent on it.
ReplyDeleteScout in the book is still accepted just fine for her differences, and still maintains some respect.
ReplyDelete-Uncle Buck
Girls should be able to act however they want, yet society is intitled to their own opinion so the should not be affended if people stare and question their choices.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Ninja23
ReplyDeleteWho defines what "Acting Like a Girl" is?
It is impossible to do this because everyone has a different opinion of what a girl is.
If you base "What a girl is" on stereotypes then that is not right either.
Girls should act how they want to act.
Michael Scott
Look wemon are too full of them selves
ReplyDeleteRUBBER DUCK
In regards to RUBBER DUCK's comment, I'm not really following what the insent of your comment is. Isn't saying that women have become too full of themselves contradicting the point itself, suggesting that women are expected to just sit back and do nothing with themselves? How is that justifiable to your arguement?
ReplyDeleteLemony Snicket
Every girl "acts like a girl". They are still a girl no matter what, so clearly they are still acting like a girl.
ReplyDeletePo
I agree that there is somewhat less pressure on how people are supposed to act, but there are still certain limitations that we follow because of society. Boys are said not to act like girls because that means they are either too girly or gay. Society still puts out expectations for each gender.
ReplyDeleteConverseallstar7
I belive they should act in whatever way they feel most comfortable. There are still boundaries that they should not necessarily cross, but i think they should live out their life with the freedom to do it however they choose to.
ReplyDeleteRickyBobby827
I disagree that Scout is accepted throughout the book. People consider that Scout is a messed up little girl(including Aunt Alexandria) and that she is out of controll due to the fact that she has no mother.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, who defines what a girl should be like and what a boy should be like? Right now we have society telling us how we should and shouldn't act and dress, but I there shouldn't be a set way for people to act. It also isn't fair that girls can act like guys and get away with it, but as soon as a guy acts like a girl it is just the worst thing they could do! This happens because we see society as male dominated, so it is okay. However you should be able to act the way you want. There should be no "standard" man and woman. - HPotterninja14
ReplyDeleteI think that the more serious issue of today is the pressure on boys to act like boys because of society's increasing fear and dissaproval of homosexuality.
ReplyDeleteI disagree that Scout is accepted throughout the book. People consider that Scout is a messed up little girl(including Aunt Alexandria) and that she is out of controll due to the fact that she has no mother.
ReplyDelete-Mr. Jefferson
who is to say what it is like to act like a girl what are the guide lines to being a girl.
ReplyDeleteGirls should be able to act however they want, yet society is intitled to their own opinion so the should not be affended if people stare and question their choices.
ReplyDelete-Mr. Jefferson
I think that evryone not just girls should act they way they want so they are not being pressured to be someone they dont want to be. noone should fit ito sterotypes because then everyone would be the same and noone would have their own personality,and alot of the time thats what makes people like other people.
ReplyDelete$Jesta$
Ninja23 is right, and so is Yoda. Both girls and boys are stereotyped, and nobody wants to have to fit into society's idea of a "girl" or a "boy". In America, we have freedom to act and do whatever we want, and that includes girls.
ReplyDelete-Maverick3-
Now a days it is ok for girls to not "act like girls." Girls wear baggy sweatpants and sweatshirts to school and it is totally acceptable. Tomboys are becoming more common as high school athletics become a big deal. There is defintely more pressure for boys to "act like boys." Yah dawggy. If I wore a miniskirt and a low cut shirt to school I would be hammered by offensive comments and ridiculed to death. It is still expected that boys act all tough and manly.
ReplyDelete- PEN15Commander
There really is no guideline and to RickyBobby827, the only boundaries that we "should not cross" are the ones that you think we should not cross.
ReplyDeleteConverseallstar7
i think there is way more pressure for boys to act like boys than for girls to act like girls. if a girls wore jeans that would be acceptable but if a guy wore a dress that would be super bad but really funny hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteShe is excepted by he father and gem that is all that really matters to her. People do see her as "different" but look what the character goes on to do in life... Write the best noval of the centry
ReplyDeleteLollypopsickle
Girls are girls no matter what. No matter how they act, what they wear, or anything like that. It is acceptable for girls to do whatever they like and most people except that. Like PEN15Comander said, it is ok for girls to dress those ways, but if guys dressed like girls, it would not be acceptable. I just think it is funny that this is how the world sees this topic.
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ReplyDeleteGirls are girls no matter what. No matter how they act, what they wear, or anything like that. It is acceptable for girls to do whatever they like and most people except that. Like PEN15Comander said, it is ok for girls to dress those ways, but if guys dressed like girls, it would not be acceptable. I just think it is funny that this is how the world sees this topic.
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I think that girls can act how ever they want. I think that that girls can dress how ever they want and act however they want to. I think just because people tell girls how they should act doesn't me girls have to listen.
ReplyDelete-Sporty Chick#00
I agree that girls should act how they want to act. But they should also know the consequences of doing so. They might be viewed as an outsider for not 'acting like a girl'. (What does that mean anyways?)
ReplyDelete-PinkPrincess
Why is this argument defending stereotypes just for girls? Guys have the same stereotypes put against them that girls do: Don't step out of your gender box.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
I think that girls should be able to dress and act any way they want to. No one should tell a girl how they should or should not act because each person has a different opinion.
ReplyDelete-Awesome Chick =)
I agree with LILLder, because guys get criticized with, "Oh you're playing like a girl" or "Stop being such a p***y." Girls, they say oh, thats so cool, youre so cool. Honestly, i think it is less of a problem for girls
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin
I think that there is more pressure on boys because not many guys walk on the street with high heels and a dress but girls wear literally whatever they want. I also think that girls should act like girls
ReplyDelete-$treet Balla
LILLder, i kind of agree with what you said. But, i think it would be okay if a guy decided he wanted to dress like a girl, and it would also be acceptable for a girl to wear guy clothes.
ReplyDelete-xXchitsuukiXx
Yes, if it is okay for a girl to completely act and dress like a boy, who is to say that the same can't go for guys? It's a two-way street.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
I agree with Sarah Palin and LILLder, guys do have it harder, because of the male dominated society. We put men higher than women, so it is socially acceptable for women to want to be like them. Then when guys want to be like girls, they get slapped down. -HPotterninja14
ReplyDeleteI very very strongly dislike how people say we have to act in a certain way and dress like this and that in order to be 'cool'. The truth is you can do whatever you like the only one stopping you is yourself.
ReplyDeleteSunny13
I think that the initial pressure and lesser freedom that the girls had in comparison to boys made a difference in that the girls eventually rebelled, and in doing so, earned rights. Because of their rebelliousness and the injustice they proved they were treated with, they have earned extensive acceptance in society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ninja23. who is to say what girls sgould act like. Who can be to the one to create what the word girl means you are suppose to act like
ReplyDeleteDear lillder,
ReplyDeleteI think that boys in our society that are to lazy to take care of themselves, would agree with you. But in my opinion girls are becoming smarter then boys, and now in these times are working just as much as males are. Girls should be treated equal to boys. ]
-Yesss;)
I think that girls can act more like boy than boys can act like girls. They can wear tshirts and jeans but if a guy wore a skirt i'd laugh at him.
ReplyDeleteRickyBobby827
I disagree with Sunny13's comment slightly. If you don't have a place in society, how can you get the resources to do whatever you want?
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin
Why haven't males earned the same rights as women? I mean as far as acting and dressing goes. Men have been in a state of power for a long time, so why is it so unacceptable that they cannot act like girls?
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
i think that girls should act and dress how ever thy want to. and who ever siad guys couldnt dress the way they want to. i am not saying that they wont be looked at differently but who ever siad they couldnt.
ReplyDeleteSociety has formed certain expectations about how each gender should act, but if everyone acted the same there were be no variety. Girls should have the right to act like girls, and guys like guys, but if they choose to they should be able to do something not along the lines of society's views
ReplyDeleteIt only matters what you think. If you care about what other people think then you probably should dress and act within the boudaries our society has set for us. If you don't care what anyone thinks then by all means, guys, you should wear a dress to school if you want.
ReplyDeleteNinja23
i agree with nappyflappy. People may dress however they want to, and if they want to be veiwed in a certain way, then that is how they will dress. It doesn't matter if you are a boy or a girl, the way you dress is who you are. Mr. Der
ReplyDeleteI think that girls should be able to act how ever they want. Now I beleive they might be looked at differently, but thats a choice they made, if they don't want to be looked at oddly then they should dress as expected.
ReplyDeleteGreen backpack
Dear Yesss;), women have it better off because they do not get criticized that harshly for acting like a boy. Guys do. And about the equality thing: is equality really what we want? If everything was the same, people would get bored really easily. For instance in Harrison Bergeron, it is the same case. Would we really want that?
ReplyDeleteSarah Palin
A bunch of what has been said is true. I think that girls should have the same rights as guys but in certain places guys are better suited. There are also many places where girls excel over guys. Saying this I believe that there is no reason that girls should act like girls or boys like boys, but there is some fields where boys are better than girls and some fields where girls are better than guys.
ReplyDelete-Yoda
Yesss;), I agree with you. Girls are becoming smarter than guys, so they are trying to be like them because it was once said, "You have to join them to beat them." - HPotterninja14
ReplyDeleteI agree that whoever a person is, is who a person is and society may dissaprove of them but does not have the right to try and change who they are. And this also brings up the issue of society's dissapproval of homosexuals. What some people fail to realize is that being gay is part of who someone is and cannot be changed.
ReplyDeleteGirls should act like girls if they want to get anywhere in life. So women stop kidding yourself. Our bodies were not meant for business suits or athletic uniforms. But hey, someone has to do the laundry.
ReplyDelete-Amen
I agree with Sarah Palin, do we really want true equality? I mean if there was true equality then no girls would be acting like guys or girls, they would just be acting exactly the same. Who would want that? People need to be different then each other, otherwise we would all be the same person.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
If a girl wants to do things guys commonly do, like play football or something, she has every right do so. Just because people think of something as a guy thing to do doesn't mean it really is
ReplyDeleteYes like what converseallstar7 said, why can't men wear what they want like girls can? Sometimes I wish I could put on some mascara, foundation, and lipstick and wear some shiny red high heels and look all fancy. But whatever, I am still comfortable dressing like a man.
ReplyDelete- PEN15Commander
Dear lillder,
ReplyDeleteYour being sexist. Guys are lazy and sit on there butt and expect the women to get you some beer but no! GOOD LUCK GETTING A WOMEN WITH THAT KIND OF ATTITUTE!
Gossip Girl
Wemon are FULL of them selves.
ReplyDeleteI agree with yesss;) Girls can be just as strong and smart as guys. Though it might take more effort to become stronger. Showing how a society expects one another to be like these stereotypes just shwos how we really look at things.
ReplyDeletePink lady(:
Hay gossip girl whos being the sexist whith that coment
ReplyDeleteI know some people think women should be the stay-at-home moms, doing chores, laundry, cooking...but that's a stereotype. I know plenty of dads who stay at home, and it works out just fine.
ReplyDelete-Maverick3-
Pink lady who won ww2
ReplyDeleteI agree with Gossip Girl. Men should get their own freaking beer. Not make the poor ladies get it for them just because there is a game on, or whatever other lame reason they have.
ReplyDeletePo
Male soljers
ReplyDelete$treet Balla-
ReplyDeleteI agree that there is more pressure on guys. Girls can dress like guys but why is it so unacceptable for guys to dress and act like girls? There is even smaller room for a guy to be his true self. I agree that girls have retraints, but guys have much bigger ones.
-PinkPrincess
Women soldiers
ReplyDeleteGossip Girl
Oh po weres the fun in that. Maybe, we gave wemon writes in the 20's then the econimy took a dump and never returned o its former glory, Hmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteRubber Duck, I think your're being way tooo literal about this. Women have the same rights as men, and world war 2 happened a long time ago.
ReplyDelete-Uncle Buck
Okay I agree with Gossip Girl, and Rubber Duck, they were only male soldiers because they didn't ALLOW WOMEN SOLDIERS!
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
I disagree with RUBBER DUCK because i don't feel that they are full of themseves i feel that they are just confident and there's nothing wrong with being confident.Evryone should have a right to be confident about something especialy girls because they are portrayed by society as weaker and not as intelligent as guys which is wrong.Everyone should be able to feel confident about themselves and not be told that it's themm being full of themselves.
ReplyDelete$Jesta$
In
ReplyDeleteWW2 wemon were medics
The are look at hillary clinton
ReplyDeleteTo SJestaS, I do agree that sometimes women are full of themselves, but I think that's because in someparts of society we are told that we are better because in the past we were the underdogs. Sometimes this belief is a little much and the overall cofidence of every gender is needed.
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
SUFFAREGE, MEN GAVE YOU WRITES WE NEED BERE GO GET SOME.
ReplyDeleteDo you really think that men marry just for a personal servant to get him beer? OF COURSE!!! haha but really why don't they just leave the dang guy?
ReplyDeleteGirls can pee standing up too??
ReplyDeleteRubber Duck I insist that you take a second look at where your points are coming from. And the factual evidence backing them because if you haven't noticed girls are actually being proved to be smarter than boys.
ReplyDeleteSunny13
Rubber duck,
ReplyDeletethere were women who fought in ww2 and boy you are a sexist. your gonna have to get a girlfriend sometime. think about it women should have the same rights as men and are perfectly capable.
I think we should give wemon a lesson on how to act like 20's wemon they were happy
ReplyDeleteSays the person who can't spell women.
ReplyDeletePo
I agree with Gossip Girl guys think girls should ask a certain way or the way they want.
ReplyDeleteSporty Chick#00
not to mention Rubber Duck that you sepell every other word wrong
ReplyDelete-Sarah Palin
Anonimios you are wrong im not sexist im write
ReplyDeleteOh come on i do the best we can
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sunny13, girls are testing better than boys.
ReplyDeleteGreen backpack
"I do the best we can". How much sense did that make???
ReplyDeletePo
I totally agree with Sunny13, where are these "facts" coming from Rubber Duck?
ReplyDeleteconverseallstar7
Rubber Duck:
ReplyDeleteLearn how to spell THANKS!
In regards to PEN15Commander's comment about how if guys act like girls they will be taunted and outcast for it, that only proves that masculinity can be ideal in any situation, yet feminism is a degrading status over all. It isn't just to argue that it is an attack on males to be disregarded for acting like a girl, but rather more of a sexist act againt women.
ReplyDeleteLemony Snicket
I think that we all might be overthink the issue. Just act the way you want to act. Dont let people tell you what you can and cant do.
ReplyDeleteWe all have a moral compass, we all know what is right, if you do those things in life you will be fine.
Michael Scott
Whatever and how ever someone wants to act is fin with me and we should except that.
ReplyDeleteLollypopsickle