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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
Yes! I've been saying this for years. I'm convinced that the upcoming youth will swing the pendulum in this direction . Just because a guy is not masculine and a woman not feminine does not mean they aren't men and woman. I always wonder why people who say ' well I don't feel like a woman / man' expect it to feel like. Some sort of urge to dress in pink core or sports jerseys
Comment by Every_Single_Bee at 12/01/2025 at 09:36 UTC
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But they don’t think that, if you ask most nonbinary people. The same people who’ll tell you they don’t feel like a man or a woman internally would also usually be the first to advocate against anyone being limited in their gender expression; I identify as nonbinary and I think men who consider themselves men should be allowed to do any stereotypical “woman” thing and still be seen fully as men, and vice versa. It’s just an internal thing, you’re thinking it has to translate to a ruleset that can be prescribed to other people but that’s the opposite of how it works, it’s just a thing that’s easy to understand if you feel it and hard to describe if you don’t. If you aren’t a woman it’d be hard to fully understand what being a woman *feels* like, and if you’re not a man it’s similarly hard to understand what that feels like, and it’s hard to describe it in simple plain terms either way, right? It’s just the same if you don’t feel like either.
Comment by redroserequiems at 12/01/2025 at 21:00 UTC
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I'm AFAB nonbinary and wear dresses all the time. Where do I fit in your narrow worldview of me? A confused woman?