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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
Id assume it feels like having a desire to pursue the archetype of manhood or womanhood. It seems to me like the people who identify with man or woman are pretty interested in pursuing what their idea of an ideal man or woman is. I'm nonbinary so I don't care about any of that shit. Man and woman are not archetypes I identify with or want to embrace. I find them overly restrictive and prevent me from achievement self actualization.
Comment by OilAshamed4132 at 12/01/2025 at 16:44 UTC
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That seems like a very regressive way of addressing the issue. How could identifying as a man or woman possibly prevent you from self actualization? It sounds like that reasoning just reinforcing gender stereotypes, exactly like OP is claiming.
For example: “I will never feel 100% content with myself as a man because I don’t want to do ABC thing or feel XYZ thing that I believe an ideal man would.” There is no ideal man or woman. If we want to break down gender stereotypes and promote true equality between the sexes, it seems like identifying as non-binary is a bit reductive.
Comment by Mu5hroomHead at 14/01/2025 at 01:28 UTC
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I’m a cis-woman and that’s not true. I don’t even know what pursuing my archetype of womanhood is. I think non-binary people are trying to find something that doesn’t exist in binary people either. I am Me, and everything I do is due to my personality. My gender does not influence my behavior, and I’m not trying to follow any kind of archetype. And the lack of this feeling does not mean you’re non-binary. You’re just a human being.