I can say that I construct gender everyday but I try my hardest not to let it limit me. I construct the stereotypical gender roles as a female everyday by the clothes I wear, putting on makeup, fixing my hair nice, and being worried about my image. This reflects the stereotypes of how women are appearance based and care too much of how they look and others perceive them. But I do not let this define who I am, it is merely an aspect of my image. I personally define myself as an athletic, strong, smart, and independent girl. I play basketball and run track and have never been afraid to challenge a boy to an one on one game or a push up contest. I also love the feeling when a boy who has never picked up a basketball challenges me to a game, and thinks he can win just because I am a girl, and they finally learn that I am able to beat them. I also define myself as smart and strong, and I am never submissive to a boy. I think that if I am right, which I usually am, I have the right to speak up and share my ideas, and even though they boys usually don't listen, at least I can get my ideas out there. I've watched and learned from all the shows where all the women are objectified, treated as less, and glorified because of their bodies. And I tried to live my life and break all these stereotypes. I never let a guy call me out of my name, and if they happen to, I let them know its not okay and I earn their respect as a woman. I would not necessarily call myself a Tom boy or masculine, but I think I define my femininity in a appropriate way that earns respect and equality from a guy. I wouldn't object if anyone ever called me a feminist, but I am not that hard core about it. I just believe that girls are equal to boys and should have all the oppurtunites they are given. So I will also continue to challenge the weak minds of the macho boys and defy their simple gender ideas, all while I wear my high heels, dresses and skirts.
One greatxample of Post Modernism in TV is a show called skins. It has a UK version and a US version. The show is based on the life of several teenagers who are infatuated with the life of parties, drinking, smoking, and drugs. This is not like any regular show on TV and is reccommended for mature audiences only, but once you watch it you can never get enough. It reflects post modernism because it shows the daily lives of these teenagers, and unlike in usual tv shows, when you expcet an happy ending, there is only something worse to come.For example, one character named Syed was flunking school, and his parents were going through a divorce. His father was way to hard on him, and his girlfriend was cheating on him. He was possibly going through the roughest time in his life, and at the end of an episode when usual all the problems are resolved, he comes home to his dad dead on the couch. This shows how in reality therere is not always a resolution to every situation. Every episode reflects post modernism and I really reccomend this show because it is addicting.

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