We grow up in a society where the gender roles for both girls and boys are decided the day they are born. The colors the baby will wear, the toys they will play with and the roles they will take on in life are already decided based on gender. This case is more proved by this unintentional social experiment of this influencer mom. Watch the clip and read the post and let us know what do you think when society will be able to break free of these gendered norms?
Mom Shares How People Treat Her Baby Girl Differently When They Think She’s A Boy: “Once I Realized It, It Blew My Mind”
Siera Bearchell is well known on TikTok and Instagram. The social media influencer mom has almost 20k followers.
Siera's most recent video went viral on TikTok where she talked about how people differentiate between genders and this is something she came to notice after having a baby girl.
“Naturally people always think she’s a boy when she’s wearing something like that.”
Siera shares how her baby girl often gets confused about being a boy and this is where she noticed how people treat both genders so differently.
It's not new that babies as soon as they are in the world, people already specify for them what color suits them the best which is pink for girls and blue for boys.
“Or when she’s wearing neutral colors. Basically when she’s not wearing pink or a dress.”
Siera shares that she mostly dresses up her daughter in pink colors suits or dresses however sometimes she also dresses her up in neutral colors, something which others perceive as more 'masculine.' just like the Lion King PJs, her girl is wearing in the TikTok.
Sierra says this is the moment when she noticed that when people mistook her daughter for a boy, their attitude changes completely.
“I realized people talk to her completely differently when they think she’s a girl versus when they think she’s a boy.”
“When they think she’s a girl they comment on how pretty she is, her dress...”
“When they think she’s a boy, they will say things like ‘Wow, you’re so fast! You’re so strong! Look at you go!'”
“This has been happening since she was a baby.”
“As girls, the most important thing about them and the most important things that people notice is how they look and dress.”
“As boys, the most important thing about them is their actions and what they do.”
@sierabearchell Have you ever noticed this?! 🤯##morethanpretty
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