http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njpH2toIFoc

Above is a link to an episode of Friends, my favorite television show ever. It is titled "The One with a Metaphorical Tunnel." The part of the clip that I wanted to focus my post on was pertaining to Ben. Ben is the son of Ross and his ex-wife Carol, who turned lesbian. While Ben was under the care of Carol and her lover, he begins to enjoy playing with Barbies. Once Ross finds out that his son plays with girl's toys, he takes the Barbies away from him and instead only allows him to play with G.I. Joes. Ross is demostrating gender bias. Just because Ben liked playing with dolls, Ross automatically assumed that he was going to grow up to be gay or have qualities that are too feminine. If Ben were to grow up with biased thoughts like his father, he will believe that women should be in the kitchen, cleaning and cooking, or the men should be hard at work, making the money for their families. Instances such as this are what spread prejudice in the treatment of either gender. I personally have grown up playing multiple sports every year which was considered a bit odd since everyone else my age were cheerleading or dancing. I think it is wrong for someone to think that way since I was just as athletic as any of the guys that I was playing with.