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View submission: Do non-binary identities reenforce gender stereotypes?
Obviously, but what it is to be a man (for example) is not a fact about how someone personally feels internally and presents themselves. I didn't say that a person's *gender identity* doesn't depend on how they identify and present themselves.
Comment by honeybee2894 at 14/01/2025 at 08:20 UTC
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What it is to be a man has been dictated by society in a great many ways depending on the trends of the society they are in - men’s and masculine clothing, activities, and values have not been static over time. Previously these gender roles have meant rigid and narrow expectations of behaviour, appearance etc, side effects of which can include harm, low self esteem, emotional repression. It is a natural societal consequence following eras of strict enforcement of these roles that individuals would explore and seek to broaden/question those parameters. It has never been an objective issue.
Comment by 1PettyPettyPrincess at 15/01/2025 at 11:30 UTC
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What it means to be a man is being an adult human male just like what it means to feel a peacock is to be an adult male peafowl.
What you’re describing is what it means for a society/culture to view a man as a “failed man” (for a lack of a better word) or a successful man. Of course those expectations are changing.