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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
But collectively, what a gender category does or is, is based upon what individuals within that category do. If men wear dresses on a regular basis, it absolutely affects the perception of fashion choices available to men.
Comment by Salty_Map_9085 at 14/01/2025 at 18:27 UTC
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No, a gender category is based on the expectations of a society for that gender. A man wearing a dress does very little to impact these societal expectations.
Comment by Ok-Indication-2529 at 12/01/2025 at 20:26 UTC
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I would say it might possibly be based on what a MAJORITY of individuals from that category do. If I saw one person of a particular race eating a certain kind of food, would that mean all people of that race love that particular food? No, it would not. You even pointed it out yourself. If MEN (majority) do x, this can have an effect on y. Currently, the majority does not do x, so x is then NOT something that the majority of men do. If the majority of men did x, then x would become a normal thing that most men do. One person doing something doesn’t change the definition of any category they belong to. I don’t really care who agrees with me or doesn’t. You can’t just do something and go “this is now something that x category does”. It absolutely does not work that way.