tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post2229963054680264729..comments2023-04-17T10:11:30.325-04:00Comments on We Heart YA: Gender benders in YAWe Heart YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-10772631430916572372012-05-06T11:13:39.541-04:002012-05-06T11:13:39.541-04:00Yikes! That is so disheartening to hear. Hopefully...Yikes! That is so disheartening to hear. Hopefully literature and entertainment can help those students see that they can do whatever they want, regardless of gender norms.We Heart YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-15510199672834959682012-04-12T10:14:56.506-04:002012-04-12T10:14:56.506-04:00I agree completely. Nothing drove me more nuts whe...I agree completely. Nothing drove me more nuts when I taught then female students telling me that they couldn't "do" math and science because it was a guy thing or male students telling me that they couldn't enjoy the arts (even when they were hugely talented) because of "what would the guys say".Andria Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559122391131186350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-75464982337044631922012-04-09T19:37:06.391-04:002012-04-09T19:37:06.391-04:00Agreed. Peeta is probably the only good example we...Agreed. Peeta is probably the only good example we can think of from YA lit. There's the baker/football player in High School Musical... but he's a side character.Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-39281256191889471132012-04-08T16:30:47.817-04:002012-04-08T16:30:47.817-04:00I think I'd like this theme even more if we sa...I think I'd like this theme even more if we saw more boys with traditionally feminine hobbies or character traits. Because it really is way more okay for a girl to act like a guy, but for a guy to be "girly"? Kind of unheard of. I'd love to see characters like this, for sure.Ashley @ Book Labyrinthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395484656811182553noreply@blogger.com