I think it would be awesome to make a documentary about gender that addresses some of these questions:
Since gender is socially and not biologically constructed, how from birth are we conditioned to fit into the mold of male or female? How do we embody our gender and how is it reflected in society and in the media (stereotypes)? And conversely, how does the media’s perception of gender affect us? How and where are stereotypes perpetuated and how is sexism enforced, or is it so ingrained in the way of things that we don’t even recognize it in our dailey lives? And what about the people who are left out of these two categories? like Transexuals,transgendered people, hermaphrodites?
If someone is interested in this let me know.
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Lexi, This is an awesome topic. But then, you know how I feel about gender issues. :)
Have you read the book, "Theorizing Feminism"? (Herrmann and Stewart). There's a great chapter in it entitled, "The Medical Construction of Gender: Case Management of Intersexced Infants." You can actually check it out online at http://www.medhelp.org/ais/articles/KESSLER.HTM.
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