Even Freud believed that girls have penis envy, which is only fully resolved by marrying a male and having a male child. This desperate longing to have a man as a way of finding one's identity and place in society is parodied and mocked in Pink's video "Stupid Girls." Individuals look to culture, including the media, as a way of defining themselves. A thirteen-year-old girl who is told that it is normal to make one's body sexually desirable to men and not to seek self-empowerment through personal growth will be extremely anxious about how she presents herself to the world in a physical manner. Even a 3rd grade boy receives messages that affect his perceptions of gender. For example, if the little boy is told that he cannot wear a pink t-shirt because 'pink is for girls,' even though his young sister wears 'boyish' blue, or if he is told that he cannot play with dolls or cook because that will make him girlish,...

No one can think 'outside' of culture, and even Pink's feminist message is a response to a long tradition in the music industry of objectifying women. The challenge for critical thinkers is not to ignore gender and sex stereotypes and say they do not matter: rather, feminists and other advocates of social justice must use gender in a more creative fashion, and show gender's indeterminate nature. Lady Gaga is an example of an artist who strives to do this, as she alternates between playing a blonde bombshell in her videos and making a speech in a suit and tie in support of gay marriage rights.