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I disagree, I just think it's far easier for femininity to coop masculine concepts than the reverse. Just in my personal view, it can be seen as "cute" for a gi
by Zarath 7y ago
I disagree, I just think it's far easier for femininity to coop masculine concepts than the reverse. Just in my personal view, it can be seen as "cute" for a girl to have a masculine name which sort of juxtaposes their femininity against a previously masculine name.
Also in my experience, there is a lot more at stake for a young boy with a "girl's" name than for a young girl with a "boy's" name. Feel free to contradict me if you have the opposite experience. But I feel that boys would be teased much harder, and their masculinity would be called into question throughout their life simply based on their name.
- kaitai 7y agoI feel like you're agreeing with the previous poster: "masculinity would be called into question throughout their life", and "far easier for femininity to coop[t] masculine concepts than the reverse." That's exactly what the previous poster said. (Check out the story of Steve Shirley for a computer-world related example.)
- trophycase 7y agoare we looking at the same post? GP: girls can benefit from some aspects of male privilege (the parts where only a name is given) by taking a male name parent: masculinity is more rigid in its ostracizing of feminine ideas
- arrrg 7y agoThose are facets of the same thing, one is just more narrow than the other. They certainly don’t contradict each other.
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- andrewksl 7y agoI think you and the parent post are looking at two angles of the same object. The societal pressures that would incentivize masculine names are the same ones that would encourage teasing of a boy with a "girl's name."
- Zarath 7y agoTrue, they could both be factors. Gender bias in both cases.