🦊 OneRedFox 🦊Against Masculinity
LmaydevI recently struggled with gender identity. I thought maybe I was non-binary for a while.
But I’ve come to realise I’m just a guy that looks certain things the would be considered feminine and my dad’s toxic masculinity made me feel that was wrong.
Once I identified the influences in my life that made me feel that way it is much easier to be myself.
I love my beard and my penis. But also my curly ringlets on my hair and painting my toe nails.
Congrats on figuring yourself out; for many in your situation it can be a difficult journey. I imagine that as the left takes more cultural victories, terms like masculine and feminine will lose their meaning and people will be able to choose their interests more freely without judgement.
Thank you my friend. It certainly wasn’t easy. But I was in therapy for other stuff already and that gave me a safe space to explore it.
Yeah I can still remember years ago my daughter getting really upset because she wanted a robot but it was in with the boys toys.
It’s not the easiest thing to explain to a child when the stereotypes are forced down their throat by TV and older family members.
Luckily the media (some elements anyway) are getting much better and breaking that divide now.
I temporarily ended my exodus from American entertainment media a couple years ago to watch Steven Universe and I couldn’t imagine such a show existing when I was a child. I can definitely agree that they’ve gotten better about gender stuff and emotional intelligence.