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[–]lovelyspearmint 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think it's the fact that we don't have to do things a certain way to attract male attention/be palatable to potential male suitors (dress/behave/speak a certain way), which frees us up to do things that are more comfortable to us, ergo we do things as men would, as they don't have some of the limitations straight women do. At least that's the way I see it.

[–]paleolithicat 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's definitely an interesting take on it. But I think men are also not completely free of limitations as they try to cater to women. Being cocky for example is a trait I'd connect with masculinity. Funnily, I sort of enjoy it in women and not at all in men (probably it really is innately connected to attraction).