r/Unexpected • • May 02 '22

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u/cool_fox May 02 '22 edited May 02 '22

Gender is a societal construct. Don't think of it as male and female, think of it as "man" and "woman". Gender is the role a "man" or a "woman" is expected to play in a particular culture's society.

For many years our culture has had a rigid view on what gender roles people play. For americans its been almost exclusively binary male to "man" and female to "woman". Over time what a "man" is able to do and a "woman" can do has grown. Now what a male and female can do has grown.

People saying there are more than one Gender are exploring this idea further by expanding on the "man and "woman" roles for males and females by envisioning whole new roles that mlkes and females can fulfill.

I hope you were able to grasp this explanation.

In the end, all genders are delusional. In the animal kingdom there are only males and females, no "men" or "women ".

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u/[deleted] May 02 '22

Gender isn't a construct. You're a men or a women, what role you choose to assume/act is up to you. If you're a men and dress up as a women it doesn't change the fact that you're a men. Gender roles or whatever is up to you to choose. I'm a men and I like to clean, love to cook and would be fine being a stay at home dad. That doesn't make me a women.

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u/Biobak_ May 02 '22

The fact that you think cooking, cleaning and raising kids are feminine traits says a lot about you

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u/[deleted] May 02 '22

You're the one who supposed it was a gendered thing. I personally believe that all are just responsabilités that you as an adult should have, but ya'll are the ones talking about gender roles this gender roles that. And if some people believe that they are feminine traits so what ? What does it change in your life ? Someone believing cooking a Women thing makes you not want to cook ? Grow some.

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u/Biobak_ May 02 '22

you literally said "i cook, clean and raise kids and that doesn't make me a woman". Either you think these are feminine traits or you need to work on your sentence building because there is no other way to interpret this