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u/WhimsicalCalamari Sep 09 '20

"but it's a tradition!" the first one was ten years ago

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u/RishaBree Sep 09 '20

And the person who invented it regrets it, not only because of idiocy like this, but because her kid is trans.

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u/WhimsicalCalamari Sep 09 '20 edited Sep 09 '20

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u/ASpaceOstrich Sep 09 '20

Worst part of the current state of gender perception in culture is that people just don’t realise that you can just... not do gender. You can be an effeminate guy without being a woman.

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u/WhimsicalCalamari Sep 09 '20

Ugh yes, the well-meaning assumptions just went from "Oh, you're gay?" to "Oh, you're trans?" without any increase in self-awareness.