30-06-2015, 09:59 PM
There's nothing inherently wrong with stereotypes. They have their place. The problem is judging an individual against a stereotype, and insisting that one conform to it. That's not good.
As a woman, people make all kinds of assumptions about me not knowing any better. Some of these assumptions apply while others don't, in which case, I'll set them straight if it's that important to me.
Many of the stereotypical behaviors of women are things I adopt as part of my ability to pass in a cisgender, binary gender world. It just makes the whole process of living easier to go with the flow.
Does that mean I give up doing things I liked doing as a man. Yes and no. Some things require strength that I no longer possess. Some things just don't have the draw they once did. This is a natural consequence of activating parts of my brain which didn't function in a T environment, but now do in an E environment.
But, I won't stop doing something I like just because it's not stereotypically female. That's putting me back into a box which doesn't fit who I am. I don't need that.
Clara
As a woman, people make all kinds of assumptions about me not knowing any better. Some of these assumptions apply while others don't, in which case, I'll set them straight if it's that important to me.
Many of the stereotypical behaviors of women are things I adopt as part of my ability to pass in a cisgender, binary gender world. It just makes the whole process of living easier to go with the flow.
Does that mean I give up doing things I liked doing as a man. Yes and no. Some things require strength that I no longer possess. Some things just don't have the draw they once did. This is a natural consequence of activating parts of my brain which didn't function in a T environment, but now do in an E environment.
But, I won't stop doing something I like just because it's not stereotypically female. That's putting me back into a box which doesn't fit who I am. I don't need that.
Clara