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Date Posted: 14:24:51 06/28/07 Thu
Author: Jennifer Barclay
Subject: Gender Roles

When I think of a truely free personality, I think of a person who feels free to be who they are without regard to anyone or anything else. I think of a person who is who they are without regard to societal pressures to be a certain way. I think of the guy who cracks a joke during the monday morning meeting at work, or the girl who is not afraid to order fried stuff with cheese on the first date because that is what she likes. A person with a truely free personality is confident and likes to explore new things, and sometimes politically incorrect things.
I think the traditional sex roles for men and women expired some time ago. Men no longer have to be the sole bread winner for their family, they no longer have to be afraid to cry, and they don't have to fix everything. Women are way more self reliant than they used to be. They are not only teachers, nurses, and stay at home moms anymore. Women are now free to fulfill their life's dreams. They can hang in a "man's world" now. There are no jobs that are off limits for either sex now which I think is a huge relief. People are free to explore their interests and ambitions. Women can work construction and men can stay home and raise their children. It is so liberating for the human race in general to have no limits and be able to be who they are without ridicule. What I am trying to say is that I think that traditional sex roles only inhibit the development of a truely free personality. They are like chains that keep people from finding out who they are and what they want. This makes people be afraid of showing who they are and showing their personalities. I think to have a truely free personality, there can be no restrains like the pressure of living up to the traditional role of your sex.

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