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[–]TalerTest 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

how?

[–]MyLongestJourney 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It denotes the harm of gender stereotypes. If you are female and like stereotypical masculine activities you are dubbed a tomboy..

[–]piylot 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

But from my experience tomboy wasn't used pejoratively, girls happily called themselves tomboys, and it didn't have any implications about being in the wrong body. It does have "boy" in the name, but nobody would make any mistake in understanding tomboys were girls.

[–]TalerTest 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yes that's exactly what I was going to say. Tomboy has always meant girl.