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Is this true behind interior design?

I just learned that the rumor in my country that interior designs are only for girls and gays. I don't see it why it is feminine. Is this true and why is it that so? My male cousin is greatly interested in it but he's scared to take it in college (he's graduating this year with excellence in art) because he will be laughed at coz' "It's for girls and gays" thing. He's straight, mind you, and he has an awesome girlfriend. I'm taking architecture (ok for men) and I tried to move him to architecture but his best interest is in interior design. He said that he hated architecture because it has to do with physics stuff. Please help him!

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1. Yes, the stereotype is that interior design is for girls and gay men. I'm not saying that only girls and gay men are qualified for it, but that's the stereotype. If you can get him to switch to architecture, do it. That is a much more respected profession.
2. That is a terrible stereotype. There are many gays and females who are interior decorators but there are straights, too. He should do what he wants to do and tell these people where they can go.
3. Guys will be making fun of him. Girls on the other hand will be with him in class and they will be asking him help with homework.
4. the rumor that interior design is for girls and gays is only a stereotype, because paying attention to colors and patterns and fabrics are typically stereotyped to women. but that's not always the case. nowdays, people are being anything they want to be, and everyone's ok with that for the most part. frankly, if i were a straight man (if i were a man at all!), i would love to be surrounded by classrooms of women. i mean, think about the dating career he could have! so if he wants to be in interior design, he should go for it!
5. Let your friend have work experience in a firm. If he enjoys what they do then he'll have a good reason to join architecture. If he only experienced what university life is about then he is only seeing a small portion of what architecture is about. You know what i am talking about. I am taking architecture too. WOrk experience in the field decides your fate. IF he does not like it then atleast he knows why. A premature judgement is disasterous. As for the myth that interior architects are homos... there are a lot of men in the field and they have hot girfriends. I see that you care about your friend but let him have work experience in an architectural firm. Real life experience does wonders. this way he can understand architecture. what year is he because from your context, it appears he is going to start architecture or i may be wrong here. you know as well as me that architecture has calculations in trusses, beam design and so on are integral in the job but it's all up to him to make a choice.