0" Favela 4 ve personally come across an stance where gender roles affected what I did and who T hhung out with at a young age. I was six years old when my dad put me on an all-boy' baseball team. Even at such a young age, [felt discriminated against and left out because I was made fun of for being the only girl onthe team, I was always the lst one picked and Twas never invited t0 hang out or play with them after practices and games. I wanted to quit because it wasn't fn for ime because none of the boys liked the idea of having a girl on the team, My dad kept me on the team to teach me that even if people might be against you doing something or make fun of you ) for it, you still continue to do it, because itis something you love. He taught me that I shouldn't / let other people influence what I want to do or what interests me even if Lf yeh { Wy ef Hibbard states, ae ‘étive we are, what clothes we wear, what games we play, what a8 ‘ nf \ ‘we eat and how much, what kinds of schools we go to, what work we do, all affect our biology as well as our social being in ways we cannot sort out.” (46) In the twenty first century, standards are starting to change and disappear through the help of social media, Major socialite figures have confessed to being transgender or androgynous completely going against the traditional values and beliefs. Although it is a small difference, itis the start of a movement that will help remove the fear of original ;plemented into our youth, Regardless of whether parents wanted to raise their kids androgynous, they would come to realize that they cannot control societal ‘norms and might slowly lose the influence they have had on their children. Some would say that ‘we are bom with gender roles whereas others believe we are taught. I believe that we are born into a so jety that tells us what we can or eannot do. It is our choice as individuals to decide whether we want to follow the standards set before us or stands against it. Gender roles are one of the biggest forms of suppression causing people to hide their true individuality. We have the