Identity is an essential part in every person’s life, and we all go through a time wondering “who am I?” However, I believe there are several ways a person can identify as. We do this everyday through the clothes we wear, the people we surround ourselves with, your sexuality, your religion, etc. Identity is an aspect that we work on every single day, we all constantly want to be the best and most defined versions of ourselves. However, identity is chosen for us when we’re babies and as soon as we are born, we’re told “male” or “female.” From these labels being put on us, society pushes norms onto us, with ideas of what “feminine” is and what being considered “masculine” is. A trend on who gets to decide aspects of identity a lot of the time is definitely social media. Social media surrounds us everywhere and the things we see make us want to change ourselves for the better or worse. Some behaviors I see managed or directed would once again be to fit into the “assigned” genders. From a young age, my parents would scold me when I did something that wasn’t “girly” or seemed unfitting for a “girl” to do. However, deep down everyone knows who they are and who they want to be. These norms don’t stop a person from knowing who they are, but it does put pressure on them to hide it sometimes depending on who’s around.