I think now, in 2012, the gender roles in our society have been diminished in the sense of clarity. In the 1800s, for example, it was very clear which gender was expected to do what. Now, these distinctions have become less pronounced, but still exist. Men are the ones who are supposed to make money while the women raise the kids (the fathers do as well, but the women do more so). Men, whether they are joking or being serious, usually say that the women should 'be in the kitchen making them a sandwhich'. Even when a women says 'Men, you say you want us in the kitchen, just remember, thats where the knives are' a man would respond 'good, I like my sandwhichs with the crust cut off'. Men have it more difficult because they are responsible for running most things, but this is not also to downplay the difficulties of women; they cannot go to the bathroom standing up. A common stereotype associated with women in 2012 is that they are witch craft practicers who dance naked in forbidden woods and try to call upon the ancestral spirits of Taiwan around green fire. Women also, apparently, hate giraffe neck fights (which is totally unacceptable), because everyone should love giraffe neck fights. Men are occasionally stereotyped as the breadwinners; this is true absolutely true. Men should be bringing home the bacon. Men are also pinned as stronger and more able to resist the temptations of witchcraft, which should never, under any circumstances be practiced, ever. Witches should be burned at the stake.
If Carlos where to find that wizard he would pay him alot of money because he believes he has alot of money and is a 'breadwinner'. He also wants a male heir and is kind of old now, so if he were to make himself really attractive, even in old age, he could find a young women who would have kids with him and he would keep trying until she produced a boy and then he would be so worried about having only girls and wouldn't be so worried about his only male grandson and, thus, would probably be in a better relations with his daughter, Sofia.
Alek, I agree with the fact that the stereotpyes in the past have pretty much completely diminished but they are still here. I also agree with the fact that sometimes the men are the people in the family who are portrayed as the people who make the money while the women have to take care of the children. Although this is the case, I believe that women can do anything that men can do and men can anything that women can do. There is not limit to what men and women can accomplish.
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