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SuperFemme · 05-15-2010, 02:39 PM

Of course it is rooted in misogyny. I guess we could give it a slice of misandry too.

Here is the notions that seems popular.

Butch = Masculine
Masculine = Male
Male = Strong and Dominant
Femme = Feminine
Feminine = Female
Female = Submissive and Weak

So when we don't ascribe to that ridiculous set of notions? We may encounter some bewilderment, ridicule, and yes...even shunning.

I am amazed that I consider myself to be surrounded by a *pro gender diversity* crowd, yet the binary seems suffocating at times.

Why is this? Because it is so deeply ingrained by socialization that it's pervasive.

05-15-2010, 02:39 PM	#2
SuperFemme Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Permanently Banned 10/24/2010 Preferred Pronoun?: She. Relationship Status: Married (one of 18,000) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Atascadero, CA Posts: 4,933 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,309 Thanked 7,109 Times in 2,327 Posts Rep Power: 0	Of course it is rooted in misogyny. I guess we could give it a slice of misandry too. Here is the notions that seems popular. Butch = Masculine Masculine = Male Male = Strong and Dominant Femme = Feminine Feminine = Female Female = Submissive and Weak So when we don't ascribe to that ridiculous set of notions? We may encounter some bewilderment, ridicule, and yes...even shunning. I am amazed that I consider myself to be surrounded by a pro gender diversity crowd, yet the binary seems suffocating at times. Why is this? Because it is so deeply ingrained by socialization that it's pervasive.