My son and I were discussing movies today. My son wanted to have my mother watch the movie, thinking she would enjoy it since it was in part filmed in her hometown. I thought she probably wouldn't want to watch the whole thing. My son wondered why not. I explained that it wasn't a chick flick. That got me to thinking. Why was I assuming that she wouldn't like the movie just because she is a woman? And why am I even encouraging that type of thinking with my son? Do you ever catch yourself applying a gender stereotype like I did?
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