Pimple_of_Pixels said:
Headmaster said:Having to prove I'm not a pig to every non-straight-male person I meet is hard. Having to play like a pig (or just not talk at all) to those who assume that's a good thing so I'm not cast aside or mistreated is worse. Seeing friends having their freedoms limited because of their sex/orientation while I'm free-er being in somewhat the same conditions is terrible. And being told by those friends that's because I'm a man makes me ashamed of it.
Then I remember all those guys that embrace their position and abuse it, and complain if they're not pleased, it makes me sick. Everything about it feels wrong to me. This image of oppressor I portray without even knowing I'm doing so, not being such.
Male tears, I guess.
Epicrules said:Pimple_of_Pixels said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria
Individual encounters don't really matter to me. It's more about the culture itself. I think I'd fare off better as a woman because my personality fits the gender role better. Not saying I would conform to it, of course, I'd just have a better footing to go independent.Pimple_of_Pixels said:I guess I sorta get what you mean. I don't see that as a reason to "regret" being a man, though. Maybe resentment for other members of your gender, I suppose.
I've never identified with women much more than I've identified with men, in general, and I've dealt with some pretty wicked women in my life too, so I've never "regretted" being male.
And those men are what people measure me up against, and address me for before knowing me and getting to the conclusion I'm kinda queer and strange.Wolfhead said:No, I get it. And I feel like that, too. Just not unhappy of being a man. I'm unhappy that so many men are ****ing stupid in regards to gender, and basic humanity, that's all.
I'd probably never do any kind of permanent operation. It's not exactly a body issue, more of a mentality one. I really don't care about having a penis or a vagina, both serve their purposes.Epicrules said:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria
Headmaster said:I'd probably never do any kind of permanent operation. It's not exactly a body issue, more of a mentality one. I really don't care about having a penis or a vagina, both serve their purposes.Epicrules said:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria
Be the example. Educate whenever you can. Being a man gives you this opportunity, since most sexist arseholes won't listen to women.Headmaster said:And those men are what people measure me up against, and address me for before knowing me and getting to the conclusion I'm kinda queer and strange.
Assholes are unisex, so it seems redundant to hold it across as a representative example among either/any gender/sex.Pimple_of_Pixels said:Headmaster said:Having to prove I'm not a pig to every non-straight-male person I meet is hard. Having to play like a pig (or just not talk at all) to those who assume that's a good thing so I'm not cast aside or mistreated is worse. Seeing friends having their freedoms limited because of their sex/orientation while I'm free-er being in somewhat the same conditions is terrible. And being told by those friends that's because I'm a man makes me ashamed of it.
Then I remember all those guys that embrace their position and abuse it, and complain if they're not pleased, it makes me sick. Everything about it feels wrong to me. This image of oppressor I portray without even knowing I'm doing so, not being such.
Male tears, I guess.
I guess I sorta get what you mean. I don't see that as a reason to "regret" being a man, though. Maybe resentment for other members of your gender, I suppose.
Headmaster said:I've met considerably fewer women assholes though. But again, the problem is not on the individual but the whole.
(now that's how you say something that's serious and at the same time sounds bad)
Headmaster said:It's not about dicks, man. Don't try to bring dicks to the center of attention. We already do it a lot.