Hazel Caparroso Acebron

BSEd English 4-A

Assignment in Gender and Society
Inst. Carlo Cerbito

STEREOTYPES

Girls should play with dolls and boys should play with trucks.

Boys should be directed to like blue and green; girls toward red and pink.

Boys should not wear dresses or other clothes typically associated with "girl's clothes".

Victims of intimate partner violence are weak because they stay in the relationship.

There is something wrong with a woman who doesn’t want children.

Assertive women are unfeminine and are "bossy," "bitches” or “whores”.

PREJUDICE

Ageism- Many people hold hostile attitudes toward the elderly, no matter what group they’re from
otherwise, passing over them for employment opportunities or relegating them to live in solitude.

Classism: If you find yourself disliking people of a lower economic status or social class, you’re engaging
in classism.

Homophobia: This form of prejudice refers to holding negative attitudes toward people of a specific
sexual orientation.

Sexism: The nature of prejudice against women sadly allows for a high level of variability, from
dismissive attitudes to outright hostility and discrimination.

Transphobia: Transphobia refers to any instance in which you treat another person differently solely
because of their gender identity.

DISCRIMINATION

A restaurant does not admit a guest because the person has cerebral palsy.

An employee has lower pay than a colleague of the opposite sex with the same or equivalent work.

A manager makes unwelcome sexual advances.

A teacher ridicules a pupil for wearing a headscarf.

A dentist will not allow a man to make an appointment because he is wearing a dress.
Lucky Me! Pancit Canton Original "Family Time" TV Commercial

If there is a food that makes me feel nostalgic about my childhood, it’s Pancit Canton. I remember faint
details of my mother cooking it, almost the same set-up in the advertisement. It never occurred to me
that there’s something wrong, but now I see that there is. Now let's see how this advertisement has
something to say with the issue of gender stereotypes in the Philippines. The children came home from
school along with their father from work while the mother was waiting for them. The mother sees that
her husband and children are busy doing their own thing. She wants her family to get together so her
solution was to cook Pancit Canton. To put this simply, this advertisement shows a stereotypical view of
what women and men are supposed to be doing. A Filipino tradition is that it is the
responsibility of women to stay at home doing chores and taking care of the family which includes
cooking, cleaning, doing dishes, and an endless list of jobs. While men are responsible for providing food
and necessities, doing jobs that earn actual money. There’s nothing wrong with this kind of set-up.
What’s wrong is to think that these are the only things that both genders are capable of or to think that
both genders have no right to try other things aside from what the advertisement showed. Mothers are
given the title of “ilaw ng tahanan” while fathers are called “haligi ng tahanan”. If it were the other way
around, do you wonder how other people would react? Some people might find it amazing, some would
laugh about it, or it could be nothing. But the last option is only possible if a person firmly believes that
there are no boundaries between genders

and that everyone has equal rights in choosing life decisions regardless of what their sex organ is. But if
the media continues to publish stereotyping commercials, this might prevent our minds from widening
our understanding.
When a friend suggested I see Sex Education, I expected it to be dry and dull, much like a high school sex
education lesson. But after two episodes, I was extremely entertained. I saw a lesbian couple solve their
sex difficulties by scissoring in a pool, a lad reared in a toxically macho atmosphere confront his
homosexuality, and a girl write sci-fi sex comics to cover up her dread of having sex for the first time. Sex
Education, a Netflix original TV program, excels at this: it unapologetically depicts a wide range of
experiences and identities, making thousands of viewers feel visible and significant.

Sex Education follows Moordale High School students as they negotiate their sexual relationships in high
school. The series delves at issues such as sexual and emotional boundaries, female masturbation, and
sexual trauma. Scenes examining such themes are casually informative, fitting the show's namesake by
answering things that adolescent viewers may have shamefully thought about in secret.

Sex Education is excellent in many ways, but what truly distinguishes it is its innovative character variety.
The media has frequently emphasized on ethnic diversity, which Sex Education has in spades. However,
the characters in this program are varied in other aspects, such as their sexualities, impairments, and
socioeconomic positions. For example, one highschooler lives alone in a trailer park and lacks financial
security, while a wheelchair-bound character plays an important role in a Season 2 narrative.

Unsurprisingly for a show about sex, the program's range of sexualities depicted is where it really excels.
In addition to lesbian, pansexual, and bisexual individuals, the film depicts lesser-known sexualities such
as asexuality. Florence, one of the characters, has no sexual urge and feels damaged because her
classmates appear to be preoccupied with sex. While looking for confirmation that her sexual
orientation is "normal," she meets with someone who tells her, "Sex doesn't make us whole, so how
could you ever be broken?"" Florence learns about asexuality and is reassured that having a sexual
preference that differs from the majority is not in any way wrong." Hearing that message would make
any person who is unsure about their sexuality feel validated, which is why on-screen representation is
so crucial.

2. When analyzing LGBT rights in the Philippines, it was discovered that the Philippines is a signatory to a
number of significant international agreements protecting human rights, despite the fact that LGBT
rights are not always backed by the state. Sexual orientation is referenced in several statutes, however
same-sex conduct is not criminalized. The most significant legal concern is the absence of an anti-
discrimination measure. Numerous recommendations have been made without success since the 1990s.
Proposed laws in 2013 include creating an LGBT desk in police stations and enabling same-sex couples to
purchase property together. In the lack of national law, local government entities and cities have lately
established anti-discrimination policies. Transgender persons are not legally permitted to change their
gender identity.

At the policy level, many agencies, institutions, and private entities have both pro and anti-LGBT policies.
Positive policies include anti-discrimination and gender-based violence regulations, as well as codes of
ethics that encourage diversity and LGBT well-being. Negative policy concerns dismissal from the
military based on sexual orientation and the prohibition of cross-dressers from entering nightclubs.
LGBT persons face mixed cultural and societal views, with hints of acceptance, particularly among the
young, but doubts over whether such acceptance is contingent on LGBT Filipinos adhering to
stereotypes and professional niches. Simultaneously, LGBT Filipinos continue to be killed, with 28 LGBT-
related deaths in the first half of 2011. On television and other forms of electronic media, there is some
LGBT representation.

With the tremendous influence of the Roman Catholic Church, religion plays a significant part in the lives
of Filipinos. This affects LGBT individuals, despite a poll finding that Filipinos are largely accepting of
LGBT persons, despite the church's opposition to anti-discrimination measures and attempts to
influence public policy in a negative way. In the Philippines, there are Christian "ex-gay" movements.
The LGBT community has built or is leading a number of churches. There is a scarcity of data on the
impact of minor religions on LGBT individuals and LGBT adherents of those religions.