It would be fair to say that I like men to be masculine, and women to be feminine. But there appears to be a blatant double standard here--beginning in adolescence (or even pre-adolescence). Teenage (or even pre-teen) girls who exhibit some masculine tendencies are celebrated as "tomboys." And that is generally seen as a good thing. But teenage (or even pre-teen) boys who exhibit some feminine tendencies ate derided as "sissies"--or even worse (including a term that is a slang word for the female sex organ). Moreover, teenage or pre-teen girls--or even grown women--are not at all reticent to wear blue (which has traditionally been associated with the male gender). Yet teenage or pre-teen boys--or even grown men--are very reticent to wear pink (which has traditionally been associated with the female gender). At one time, the female gender was widely considered inferior; so that made some sense, at that time. But why does this double standard persist in 2015?
1. Homophobia is worse with respect to society's tolerance of gay men than it is of lesbianism and many in society wrongly associate effeminacy with homosexuality. 2. Being effeminate is associated with innate physical and emotional weakness, while being a bit butch is associated with being strong.
It is what it is! Hey I also drank from the hose when I was a kid! My point being all the "PC" that you crave can't change "normalcy"
You badly misjudge me if you really believe that I am into political correctness. (For the record, I am a conservative--a conservative Republican, more precisely--and I simply abhor what I have often denounced as political correctness.) In this case, however, I see a blatant double standard. Simply proclaiming that "t is what it is" will not magically make that double standard disappear.
Ok I appreciate your clarification about where you are coming from. Now can you clarify your post a bit more....cause I admit (I guess) it went flying over my head.
Thank you for your sincere inquiry. As I indicated previously, I utterly despise political correctness. (President Obama's renaming Mt. McKinley--after 119 years--as "Denali" is a good example of this.) I simply do not believe that either gender is (overall) inherently superior. Certainly, males generally excel in some areas, whereas females generally excel in other areas. But I do not believe in the overall superiority of either gender. (Radical feminists believe in the overall superiority of females; and troglodyte men believe in the overall superiority of men. But I reject both extremes.)
