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It’s weird to me that when I was growing up the push was that gender roles were social constructs and should be torn down/ignored. Now it’s “if you’re a girl a
by Auracle 5y ago
It’s weird to me that when I was growing up the push was that gender roles were social constructs and should be torn down/ignored.
Now it’s “if you’re a girl and you like to play video games, maybe you were just born in the wrong body.”
Gender can’t be just a social construct and also a reason to transition, at least in my mind.
- staticman2 5y agoI don't think anyone is actually saying "If you’re a girl and you like to play video games, maybe you were just born in the wrong body.” Like, i saw a meme on reddit with a person saying "People keep telling me to just be a butch lesbian instead of transitioning to a man :(" Presumably a butch lesbian can do anything a man can do except walking around without a shirt, so I don't think that's the issue.
- sudosysgen 5y agoNo one is telling people to transition because they're trans. There is some tension between the two positions, but they are reconciliable. As far as we have gender as a social construct, and we will for the foreseeable future, gender identity is inevitable.