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[–]cutenoobies 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

A lot of people are incredibly limited in their viewpoint and understanding of gender.

Why do they make gender sound something so important and groundbreaking?

[–]BootsAndBeards 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Because its all they really have going in life.

[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why do they make gender sound something so important and groundbreaking?

Exactly! Was just thinking that this is the crux of the problem: these people NEED gender to be important and groundbreaking... because they've put all their eggs in that basket; it's the basis for their entire identity, after all. And yet... not only is this just a set of stereotypes, thus the furthest thing from "groundbreaking", it could hardly be more irrelevant. Really-- when does this crap ever matter? Why should anyone know, or care, about how you see your fantasy-self? It's of no significance whatsoever. Not a very wise choice as something to build your whole life around! But these ninnies have gone and done precisely that. And on some level... I think they know it. Which is why they're so RABID about it. Because if they weren't, the natural reaction of pretty much everyone would (quite properly) be: "yeah, so what?"