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Assignment - Non Traditional Gender Icons Essay
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Gender Resistance
This assignment requires some web-surfing.
Find several websites (how many is really up to you and
How much information you can find) devoted to one of the recent popular culture icons that embody nontraditional gender roles and have a "cult" following.
Describe this cultural icon. Is the icon a real person or a fictional character?
What gender stereotypes does s/he /they violate?
Locate fan pages devoted to this icon and describe what s/he /they represents to fans. Describe the subculture associated with this icon.
What are some elements of gender resistance within this subculture?
In what ways does this icon continue to embody traditional gender stereotypes at the same time that s/he violates others?
In what ways does this icon create new gender stereotypes?
In your opinion, does this icon seriously challenge traditional ideas of gender. Make an argument as to how?