A Man’s Role in Life Today, stereotypes for men are still present. A man is to be strong, brave, athletic and masculine. Anything less would be considered not manly. Sports such as football, basketball, and boxing are considered masculine sports. Where as, ballet is considered feminine because it is characterized by grace and precision of movement. This stereotype is portrayed in the movie, Billy Elliot. Billy Elliot is a movie that depicts stereotypes against …showed first 75 words of 535 total…

…showed last 75 words of 535 total…formal techniques, which calls for endurance, athleticism, and strength. Therefore, ballet should not be stereotyped as feminine. Stereotypes can hurt people as we learned in Billy Elliot. Men or Women’s sexuality should not be judge by the activities they like to do. A person should pursue what they love to do because they may have a talent for it. He/she should not let masculine or feminine stereotype stop them from achieving their goals.