Gender Stereotypes In Boys Don T Cry

1. In my opinion this film is titled Boys Don’t Cry because boys are given the stereotype that they are not allowed to show emotion and need to be tough. Brandon Teena is a female to male transgender. Brandon took on his true self and became whole heartedly a man. With this he had to fit the male stereotype. He became tough and joked like he was one of the guys. There was a scene in the movie where all the guys were holding onto the back of a pickup truck driving in circles until they flew off. Brandon fell but just brushed it off. The only person that new the truth from the beginning was his close friend back in Lincoln names Lonny. Brandon is tough and does not let people see his pain. Nobody knew he was physically a woman until the end of