About two weeks ago (I shouldn't be so lazy about posting...) I was tearing up some old newspapers for papier mache. I came across an issue of Free 4 All, a free newspaper we got at school. In it, there was an article about being a good kisser, with the tag line 'For Boys'. I laughed because I'm quite sure that both sexes would want to go into a kiss with some idea of what to do. It reminded me of a quote in a magazine which was talking about the 'experienced man, innocent woman' stereotype (to be fair, the quote was talking about sex, but a 'boy experienced in kissing, girl innocent' story is in a similar vein) . The 'For Boys' tag line seemed to reflect that stereotype, which was weird...it was almost like the newspaper was participating in the subtle gender role socialisation process that a good number of media sources slip into young people's lives.
On the other hand, the tag line probably had no sinister undercurrents. You can look at it either way. This post was just the bunch of thoughts in my head at the time.
On the other hand, the tag line probably had no sinister undercurrents. You can look at it either way. This post was just the bunch of thoughts in my head at the time.
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