CJ's musical place

Genders have always played a big part in growing up. I would always hear “Boys don’t play with dolls” or “girls can’t play with cars” or pink is for girls or blue is for boys. Why do people see things this way? Growing up my favorite color was and still is blue and I had  a huge collection  of hot wheels !   In the world of music, gender stereotypes manifest in  various ways . For example: if I were to ask you who you thought of when I say pop music, the most common answer would be a female artist such as Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande. Why, Because the gender roles that our society has placed over the years, says this is the way it should be. The truth is most people think of pop as a female dominated music genre when there is a countless number of male artists that have contributed to the pop culture genre and have been just as success as the female artist in the pop genre.    When most p...

  H i , my name is CJ McBride, I was homeschooled from 3rd grade and graduated as a homeschooled student athlete. I love doing art such as painting, drawing and diamond art! I am the middle child of 3 sisters, and I have a dog named Kookie and 2 cats named Felix and Bruno. While I am here, I plan on majoring in psychology. Specifically, I want to work with athletes and help them with their mental game and teach them how to be mentally tough.  I have a passion for the mental side of sports, and I want to help every athlete realize that they are more than just a tennis player or a soccer player, I want them to know that they are brother and sister, sons, and daughters. Everything about psychology interests me.  I am originally from Florida but moved to Georgia when I was 13 years old. I am playing softball for the Converse softball team,...