"you cant be moody, that is for girls," you cant play Chinese jump rope your a boy," "straws are for women", don't do this don't do that, i thought it was a joke. the voice in the article Girl, jamaica kincaid, hammers in directions on how to properly execute each task and when its appropriate. the voice was confusing it wasn't till the third time Reading that i realized the main idea. its not what the "mother voice" is saying its the idea that little girls are act and do certain things, ie to wash clothes or to be lady like, "and not end up that slut so bent on becoming..." like my experiences our "mother" voice wanted to guide us to be what they were taught as children on how to properly depict and portray gender roles.
