Codes of Gender

In today's world, there are codes that define people as a man or a woman. They are judged by the way that they walk, talk, act, but mostly their appearance. If people send out the wrong signals, a boy or a girl can be harrassed by other people. There was a scene in a showtime movie, The L Word, where a girl was cursed at by another girl for going into the ladies room. The other girl thought she was a boy and called her that and later on a freak. She was later harrassed by a group of people in town and was forced out of a car by one of the guys. People in the movie It's Pat don't know what to make of Pat. They don't know if she is a woman or a man. She acted awkward to other people and didn't act like either gender. The way to fit in normally is to read and give signals. Men would have to learn how to understand the masculine roles and women have to understand the feminine roles. If they can't do that, they should at least keep up the appearance of a man or woman. Appearance makes a huge difference and many people tend to judge the cover before they read the book. Learning how to send out and understand masculine/feminine signals is mainly how people get along with society