1BOYS, GIRLS, AND MEDIA MESSAGES / TIP SHEET / DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP / REV DATE 2016www.commonsense.org/educators | CREATIVE COMMONS: ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-SHAREALIKEWhat’s the Issue? When kids see the same gender stereotypes portrayed over and over again in media, they can become deeplyconfused about how the world sees them and what they can grow up to be.
common sense says
Point out photos that look too good to be true.
Seek out positive role models.
The characters and stars that kids love may not show a complete picture of boys’
and girls’ roles.
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