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[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

But why do you think you are attracted to masculinity?

I mean I would hope the LGBQT+ community would be for masculine women.

[–]wokuspokus[S] 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (7 children)

I like sports, metal and beer. I just enjoy those things. To me these things aren’t inherently masculine, they’re just things. Sport is fun, I like the way metal sounds and beer tastes nice. Doesn’t make me a bloke. I don’t agree with the ways society focuses on women’s appearance just because they were born female. Doesn’t make me a dude. I also like flowers. That doesn’t make me a woman. In short, I believe stereotypes are bulls—t and that I am a woman because I was born with the body type due to which my female ancestors were denied the vote and most other rights, and my sisters in other countries still have reduced rights. Sex selective abortion, menstrual huts and rape don’t happen because of stereotypes and you can’t ID out of oppression.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (6 children)

Isn't masculinity a stereotype no matter who's doing it?

Do you see any reason for femininity?

[–]wokuspokus[S] 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

They’re both rooted in female oppression historically. The reason most sports and most high status jobs are ‘masculine’ and home, beauty and lower status jobs are feminine is rooted in women not being allowed to do sport and being home makers (because we weren’t allowed an education or could be fired for being pregnant so no good jobs either).

They are stereotypes no matter who does it. The only way to break those stereotypes is to be comfortable doing what you like, regardless of whether it’s ‘womanly’.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (4 children)

But in an ideal world would there be feminine women?

[–]wokuspokus[S] 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (3 children)

Absolutely. There’d be hyperfeminine women and hypermasculine women and all inbetween. The same for guys.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 4 insightful - 6 fun4 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 6 fun -  (2 children)

But isn't femininity rooted in female oppression?

Surely people can't be naturally be for that?

[–]wokuspokus[S] 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It’s origins are. I don’t think nowadays many (if any) actually perpetuate oppression. I don’t actually think women are oppressed in the U.K. I think we are not seen as equal socially, but we are legally. Oppression is too strong a word imo.

[–]theory_of_thisan actual straight crossdresser 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

So they aren't ID'ing out of oppression. Which seemed to be an earlier claim.

[–]BiologyIsReal[M] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why don't you try answering OP's questions for once? Why aren't you making your own threads intead of going off-topic to talk about feminity and masculinity as you were told?