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[–]Lemonade_Masquerade 42 insightful - 9 fun42 insightful - 8 fun43 insightful - 9 fun -  (1 child)

Once I asked how was I supposed to teach my 4 year old about what "women" and "men" are so they can make an informed decision as to whether they are a woman or a man. Like, ELI4 what a woman is. (Because, I only want the best for my daug...uh... pre-gender indentified child).

I basically got told to ask her what she felt like and affirm it. But how can she make that decision without knowing what they are? Oh no, I was being deliberately obtuse and woman and man can mean whatever it you want it to mean. 🙄

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They don't realize (or choose not to believe) how deeply ingrained the stereotypes and gender roles are in our culture, starting from even before birth. From the minute a child is born they are bombarded with all these ideas about what a man and what women is supposed to be. Gender simply does not exist, we made it up. Sex is real - but they refuse to acknowledge that.