[MrSunshine]

Originally Posted by Metropolis

I feel absolutely no animosity toward butches of any ID. I feel like all masculine ID's here, female ID, male ID, butch woman, TG, etc all have the right to be exactly who they want without being questioned about it... just as I do.

If I'm not mistaken that's what the community is about right? My questions are:

-As a butch of whatever ID, do you feel animosity towards (entire groups) of other butch IDs? No, not at all.

-Do you see yourself or ID as being at "war" with another ID? no, not this either.

-Do you see any group of masculine ID's having an agenda to attack another group? No, I do see people attacking other people. It does seem to happen more in threads of this nature but I always think/feel it has more to do with what people are passionate about than how they ID. I know for me there are times I want to participate on/in certain topics but don't because of the fallout that follows sometimes when "I" open my mouth (laptop). I feel for the most part that it is usually a misunderstanding of words though. I myself don't take it personal unless of course it is MADE personal.

That said I often see when (insert any butch ID) speaks about themselves or issues with what-ever it sometimes taken as an affront to others ID. Often by people who don't even ID as either in question.

That is a problem I do see often, is this the reason for the perception of a ID war"?

Serious sometimes I feel stupid because I'm not seeing it, and I'm not feeling invisible to, attacked or dismissed by any other group of masculine ID folks.

Thanks,
Metro

Thanks for asking these questions Metro. Interesting thoughts.