tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post6490131356017824010..comments2023-06-02T11:54:55.764-04:00Comments on White Coral Bells: FemininityFaerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656231272399787961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-5249061396957567352010-01-12T08:28:40.332-05:002010-01-12T08:28:40.332-05:00What on earth is this thing that men who eat salad...What on earth is this thing that men who eat salad are "less manly" than men who live off meat and potatoes? There's no degrees of "manliness". Degrees of stupid is more like it. If you're genetically male and have male genitalia, you're male; whether you eat tofu or steak. People need to stop propagating that awful cultural lie that men need to be carnal and base and eat steak and get their hands dirty (not that I don't mind some carnality and dirty hands from time to time.. ;)). Ugh!<br /><br />Great post, thanks for bringing my attention to that ad. Your point about genetic and endocrine anomalies resulting in mixed-sex people is right on. In my Endocrinology class last semester we touched on a lot of different disorders and things that can go "wrong" during fetal development that can result in having a "masculinized" or "feminized" brain, XX genotype but XY phenotype (genetically female but has a penis), or XY genotype with female sex organs. How can you even begin to determine sexual orientation (am I gay or straight?) if you can't even figure out your gender? All this goes to show that sex and gender are far more complex than one might assume. With all of these subtle differences, it makes far more sense to categorize people by their temperament and lifestyle choices than it does to lump them into groups based on outward appearance. I think society will ultimately transition this way as GLBTQ people get more "air time". Once we stop hating people irrationally for their gender identity and start to get to know them in our schools and workplaces, we'll realize that gender identity is just one small part of what makes a person who they are. I still have a tendency to think of people with that "Oh, that's my friend so-and-so, he's gay" mentality, so I understand why a lot of people don't formally come out. So much attention focused on one tiny, stupid thing!<br /><br />Anyway, enough of my ranting for now! Keep posting!<br /><br /><3 sisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com