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[English]

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OK, so we have to get you a sword, a shield, blue pants--

oh, and I can give you the mustache I wore last Halloween?

Oh, come on, so what if you didn't

get the role of the princess?

Being a knight is awesome.

At least you're not playing a tree.

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Gender role stereotypes are when a person

is expected to act in a certain way based

on society's expectations related to their gender.

Traditional gender roles go back to a time when

there were clear, and at times, unequal rules

about how people were expected to act based on their gender.

People who were born male were expected

to be strong and aggressive, not emotional--

and, of course, to love sports.

People who were born female were expected

to be kind and nurturing, emotional and domestic--

meaning, they were all supposed to be able to cook and clean.

Gender role stereotypes also affect people's understanding

of who is beautiful and who is not.

People still go to great lengths to try and conform

to these unrealistic ideals they see in popular media.

They diet, obsessively exercise, and go through plastic surgery.

Additionally, strict stereotypes about gender police people's

emotions.

Girls are not expected to show anger,

and boys aren't supposed to be empathetic, nurturing,

or vulnerable.

Luckily, as times have changed, so have people's expectations

about gender roles.

More and more people are free to behave

in ways that are true to who they really are.

And that is a good thing.

Until next time.

Don't forget to visit me at amaze.org,

or go to my YouTube channel to watch more.

Bye.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sword /sɔːrd/ B1	noun - a weapon with a long blade and hilt, used for cutting or thrusting.
shield /ʃiːld/ B1	noun - a protective or defensive covering.
knight /naɪt/ B2	noun - a man who served a feudal lord as a mounted fighter.
awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ B1	adjective - extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.
stereotypes /ˈstiːriətaɪps/ C1	noun - a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
expected /ɪkˈspektɪd/ B1	adjective - regarded as likely to happen.
traditional /trəˈdɪʃənəl/ B2	adjective - existing in or as part of a long-established custom or practice.
aggressive /əˈɡresɪv/ B2	adjective - ready or likely to attack or confront.
emotional /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/ B1	adjective - relating to or expressive of feelings.
domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to the home or family life.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
lengths /leŋθs/ B1	noun - the measurement of something from end to end.
conform /kənˈfɔːrm/ B2	verb - behave according to socially accepted conventions or standards.
ideals /aɪˈdiːəlz/ C1	noun - a standard of perfection or excellence.
obsessively /əbˈsesɪvli/ C1	adverb - in an obsessive manner.
surgery /ˈsɜːrdʒəri/ B2	noun - the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of diseases, injuries, and deformities by operation.
empathetic /ˌem.pəˈθetɪk/ C1	adjective - showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ B2	adjective - susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.

Key Grammar Structures

• Oh, come on, so what if you didn't get the role of the princess?

  ➔ Tag question & Conditional (implied)

  ➔ The phrase 'so what if...' introduces a rhetorical question challenging the importance of not getting the princess role. It implies a conditional: 'Even *if* you didn't get the role, it's not a big deal.' The use of 'so' adds emphasis.

• People who were born male were expected to be strong and aggressive, not emotional--

  ➔ Relative Clause & Participle Phrase

  ➔ The phrase 'People who were born male' contains a relative clause modifying 'People'. 'Were born' acts as a passive participle phrase providing additional information about the people. The dash (--) indicates an interruption or an added thought.

• Gender role stereotypes also affect people's understanding of who is beautiful and who is not.

  ➔ Noun Clause as Object & Comparative Structure

  ➔ The phrase 'who is beautiful and who is not' is a noun clause functioning as the object of 'understanding'. It's a comparative structure using 'who' to contrast those considered beautiful with those who aren't.