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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
That may be true, but it doesn't change the fact that gender is important to people. Even if you explain to someone that gender is fake and they don't need to label themselves, that doesn't change the fact that if people were to see themselves with a body or presentation that clashed with their gender identity, it would make them freak out. Gender is just too important part of a lot of people's psychologies. It's emotional, most people can't logic their way into not having a gender identity.
Comment by BabyMaybe15 at 13/01/2025 at 02:23 UTC
11 upvotes, 4 direct replies
I've thought about this a lot. In a lot of ways, I relate to the argument of gender being not just a purposeless social construct, but also a harmful one. However, since it obviously means so much to people, arguing that it shouldn't exist is the same as saying "I don't see race! I'm color blind!" which is just another way of invalidating people's experiences in a racist fashion. Race is also a purposeless, harmful social construct to me, just like gender, but it's here to stay.
Comment by btafd1 at 12/01/2025 at 20:34 UTC
15 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I get that and it's not easy to navigate at all. But it would be cool if the message was more, "you don't need a 'gender' to be yourself", more than "you get to pick any gender! And make up any extra ones you want!" like how about you dissociate your identity from gender and how about we start implementing the idea, for our future generations, that gender is history, it was a thing back when we were telling men and women that they have to act differently, but modern society grew past that. So now you're a biological male or female and you are free to have any romantic life with any person you wish without any weird gender-focused implications or dynamic
Comment by hereforthesportsball at 13/01/2025 at 12:29 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Sounds like a mental condition atp
Comment by Closetbrainer at 14/01/2025 at 02:02 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
After what men have done to women since the dawn of time, yes it is obviously important. How can you negate people’s experiences? How many woman are trafficked, raped, abused by men every year. Women were married off young so they would have protection from being raped by other men. We couldn’t vote, own property or have a bank account. Women were not even considered people under the law in Canada until the 1920’s. I have personally been abused and raped.
Comment by Empress_Clementine at 12/01/2025 at 23:06 UTC
-5 upvotes, 1 direct replies
So you admit it’s a psychological disorder?