gender
I've realized that I have a lot of male friends who don't consider themselves (or are externally not considered) very masculine [Denis (who in fact yesterday told me he wouldn't put himself in the category of "Guys that are friends with Kristi", Casey, Justin]. And also at least a handful of female friends who do not consider themselves very feminine [Kiersen (who, while skirt-wearing, often feels that she doesn't "get" "typical" girls), Amanda]. I would say that I have a lot of friends of each gender, but it seems that perhaps there is a majority of non-gender-conforming folks.
I don't think I have a point just yet. If I did it might be that I like non-gender-conforming people. Or that there are a lot of people out there who don't fit into typical gender roles.
I'm not sure how feminine I would consider myself. I do like skirts. I wear makeup, but not a whole huge ton of it. I hate sports (or is that just anti-masculine, not feminine in and of itself?). I want to be a teacher, which is traditionally pretty damn feminine. Though in the future I'd like to be a professor, which is more male-dominated. I do not want to be a mother. I am a feminist and interested in gender issues, which would make me, feminine in an alternative script sort of way, I guess. I don't know. In the end, I really am just me. I identify as female and am identified as female, so I guess it isn't really a source of much angst.
I realize that I associate both "very feminine" and "very masculine" with stereotypes I dislike.
I don't think I have a point just yet. If I did it might be that I like non-gender-conforming people. Or that there are a lot of people out there who don't fit into typical gender roles.
I'm not sure how feminine I would consider myself. I do like skirts. I wear makeup, but not a whole huge ton of it. I hate sports (or is that just anti-masculine, not feminine in and of itself?). I want to be a teacher, which is traditionally pretty damn feminine. Though in the future I'd like to be a professor, which is more male-dominated. I do not want to be a mother. I am a feminist and interested in gender issues, which would make me, feminine in an alternative script sort of way, I guess. I don't know. In the end, I really am just me. I identify as female and am identified as female, so I guess it isn't really a source of much angst.
I realize that I associate both "very feminine" and "very masculine" with stereotypes I dislike.