Gender starting at an early age

I believe that gender is a social construction that is taught to us by our parents (people we are raised by) and the society we live in. It all starts before we are born when our parents start decorating our room with blue (if we are a boy) or pink (if we are a girl) colors. Once our rooms have been decorated with this color we are then clothed in this same color (blue or pink) It is funny to notice that when a baby is in a "gender neutral" color, such as red, green, or yellow, then an opposing parent won't be able to distinguish if the baby is a boy or a girl. And a lot of the times you will notice babies with blue or pink bows on their head. Even though they don't have enough hair on their head for a bow, many parents like to make sure that others can distinguish their baby as a male or female.

Once the baby starts playing with toys parents make sure that they get the correct gender's toy. For example, boys must play with trucks and girls must play with barbies and dolls. This socialization that takes place institutionalizes little kids into believing what a boy should do and what a girl should do in life. As these kids grow up their toys grow as well. Boy toys start to become more aggressive with darker colors. For example if you look in any Toys R Us store you will notice the huge selection of Nurf guns, Power Ranger swords, and Captain America Shields. Girls toys start to become more "caring" and "loving." A good example are the Easy Bake Ovens, toy babies (that you can dress up), and "House" toys.