TOW #9

If you saw a little girl playing baseball, you would normally think, "wow! She seems to be strong." But what if you saw a little guy on the cheerleading squad? Some would think that it's a mistake but it isn't. Gender roles is a popular subject in the U.S. and that is why I chose this article. The author, Emily Alpert Reyes is a journalist for the L.A. Times. This article is about how parents are trying to stop their children act like the gender they're not. The audience that this article was for is for parents since its trying to put out a message that what their doing is wrong and they should let their child be who they want to be. This article would apply to todays society because I notice that parents are so judgmental when it comes to their children lately. They are so worried that their child will play with the wrong toy or wear something that doesn't apply to their gender but it's honestly just ridiculous. Who set up that rule that only girls are supposed to wear dresses or boys are only supposed to play with trucks? The author uses statistics in this article but it isn't to get her point across. I think the author was just stating what parents think in a blunt way so that those who read this article, especially parents read what they normally think when it comes to gender roles, and realize what the way they think of this is not okay. The purpose of this article is to open parents minds and let them know that their child shouldn't be forced to be somewhere that they are not happy to be. I think the author did do a good job on defining her purpose throughout the article by saying it in a discrete way.