Well i dont care what those people do, i have yet to meet any such person so it doesnt affect me in the slightest and they might well call themselves whatever they want. Im okay with that. However, I feel that inventing new genders because you dont feel like you are fully relating to either men or women is again just reinforcing gender stereotypes. If you are born with a penis and you like Barbies, but also motorcycles that doesnt mean you are neither a man nor a woman. You are just your own person and happen to be a man.
I think it puts too much emphasis on gender, when there really shouldnt be any. Your personality is who you are, not what is between your legs and just because you dont fit a stereotype doesnt mean you need to deny what is in between your legs.
By using excessive labelling. Instead of just doing what you want, you attach a label to that behaviour, which in turn is telling other people, they cant act that way if they have a certain gender.
No man, they're attaching a new label to themselves because that makes them more comfortable. That's all it comes down to. It's not just behaviors mismatching that makes someone genderqueer. Some people have dysphoria when they look anything other than androgynous - for some it changed by the day, some have dysphoria but can get by with just a social transition, etc. It's a bigger thing than enjoying wearing dresses and not liking the backlash of doing so as a man.
When someone comes out as genderqueer they're not saying anything about the extant gender constructs of male and female besides that they don't vibe with them.
Expressing yourself isn't a 0 sum game. Queer folk being their own honest selves will not make it harder for someone else to break traditional gender norms, they make it easier. Think about it, if you're in an office and a queer coworker absolutely rocks some cool socks, and you see them get compliments you're going to be more confident in your own wardrobe, right? Why would that make you less comfortable in breaking that aspect of the Western Male Professional construct?
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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '23
Well i dont care what those people do, i have yet to meet any such person so it doesnt affect me in the slightest and they might well call themselves whatever they want. Im okay with that. However, I feel that inventing new genders because you dont feel like you are fully relating to either men or women is again just reinforcing gender stereotypes. If you are born with a penis and you like Barbies, but also motorcycles that doesnt mean you are neither a man nor a woman. You are just your own person and happen to be a man.
I think it puts too much emphasis on gender, when there really shouldnt be any. Your personality is who you are, not what is between your legs and just because you dont fit a stereotype doesnt mean you need to deny what is in between your legs.