Gender, i.e... Uh... Personality?

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[–]PenseePansy 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

THIS is what I find so endlessly baffling: how the @%#$! did these... things... ever get classified as "genders" in the first place???

I mean, I don't actually know WTF they are; they don't even seem to qualify as "personalities", really. Maybe more like DIY zodiac signs? Does this phenomenon remind anyone else of astrology? Maybe it's the new version of that?

But in any case: what's "gender"-like about this bucket-business, etc.? Gender is a SOCIAL role; it's defined and imposed by one's culture, not by oneself. And it's based on one's biological sex. End of. It's not some manifestation of individual creativity or expression; it's not a vehicle for personal fulfillment; it's not some wellspring of whimsy, or (as here, apparently) a half-baked crafts project. Indeed, it's the ANTITHESIS of all that: a completely impersonal, one-size-fits-all set of sex-based stereotypes. So WHERE does anyone get the idea that this bucket-bullshit constitutes "gender"? And, moreover-- since they seem to be obsessed with the very things that gender is so decidedly NOT-- why would they even want it to?

[–]haveanicedaytoo 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

It feel like gender is basically the 2020 version of the "About me" section of your social media account where you would list your favorite color, music bands, favorite foods, favorite TV show... etc etc. and all of that summed up together was supposed to give a tiny window into what kind of person you are. It all reminds me of the "Katy t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m" meme. ~~ I'm so totally random~! Holds up spork! ~~

[–]High_and_Lonesome 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

These girls are writing poetry together. I don't know why they make the jump to "IGNORE MY GENITALS!" from their.

"Gender is a SOCIAL role; it's defined and imposed by one's culture, not by oneself."

Not entirely, gender expression is still tired to sex. Your point is valid, tho.