A baby is born and the doctor looks at the proud parents or parent and
             says three simple words: Its a boy, or Its a girl! Before a newborn child
             even takes his or her first breath of life outside the mothers womb, he or she
             is distinguishable and characterized by gender. The baby is brought home
             and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify
             the sex of the child. Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are
             dressed in pink. The baby boy may be dressed in a blue jumpsuit with a
             football or a baseball glove on it. The baby girl may wear a bow in their hair
             and flowered pajamas. As the boy begins to grow, he is given a miniature
             basketball and a hoop to play with. The girl is given dolls an d doll clothes
             to dress them up in. Even going further, eventually the boy may play with
             Legos and Lincoln Logs and the girl gets a PlaySchool oven and a plastic
             tea set with which to play house. Sounds pretty normal right? Why? As
             illustrated in the not-so-fictional scenario above, gender socialization begins
             very early in life. Society has accepted such stereotypical things as baby
             boy blue and baby girl pink to help identify the sex of a child. Heaven forbid
             the little Joey looks like a girl or b aby Michelle is mistaken for a boy.
             Mothers and fathers make it easy for everyone to distinguish their bundle of
             joy by utilizing the socially established gender stereotypes. But where and
             how did these stereotypes come from? Unfortunately, I don't think there is a
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