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This has been sitting in my drafts for weeks and I’ve been nervous to post somethin’ so confrontational, but it’s somethin’ I’ve been seeing a lot of for a long time and it really bothers me
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(Please read to the end before you disagree with me)
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(Please read to the end before you disagree with me)
1) People are out here thinking men and women are totally different creatures. That’s utter nonsense. The differences people perceive are products of the way we’re conditioned differently. At our cores, we all want the same thing
2) People deemed to be men at birth are taught that showing emotions is weak. You have to be a rock, and eventually support a family. Everything’s on your shoulders, and that stress is incredible. It’s you against the world, and you can’t let the world see how much it hurts you
3) People deemed to be women at birth are told that they’re weak and emotional. You’ll be supported because of that weakness, and it’s your job to give men a safe place to come back to. The mindset that your existence is validated by how well you fulfill someone else is damaging
4) No one fits in a box. To some people, those roles are fulfilling. I’m not here to say that men can’t be stoic or that women can’t be housewives, I’m saying that no one is ONLY those things. We all want to feel like our life is worth it
5) That we’re not just floating aimlessly until we die. We want some sense of fulfillment or purpose, even just distraction and gratification is SOMETHING. If you want to try and understand someone, don’t approach it from a place of preconceived notions
6) Just because someone’s a man doesn’t mean they’re a toxic asshole, and just because someone’s a woman doesn’t mean they’re dependent and overemotional. There are trends, but those trends come from the conditionings I mentioned at the start
7) And if you wanna talk about biology (which is absolutely more complex than I or most that would argue here can really understand), there are “biological men” that’re physically weak/emotional and “biological women” that’re stoic/physically tough. There are no hard lines
8) So if you see someone do something stereotypical, don’t further it by assuming everyone else is the same. Question why they fulfill those stereotypes, and give them some empathy. We’re all lonely, in pain, and looking for meaning. The least we can do is look out for each other
9) For context, I’m a trans girl. I was raised as a boy, and and went through my late teens knowing I was actually a girl. I experienced both sides to at least some degree, so I’m not just talkin’ out of my ass
Also I didn’t mention non-binary people, y’all are valid n I see you
Also I didn’t mention non-binary people, y’all are valid n I see you
