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People misgender (maybe?) my kid all the time, and I almost never correct them. But she’s also been called a “handsome boy” while wearing a pink striped dress, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
5 years ago

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wjcstp pro 5 years ago
It's going to take a full generation or more to change these small talk norms around gender.
caitlinburke pro 5 years ago
Far more than a generation. I think the more brutal separation and color coding we see in toys from the 1980s forward is part of the antifeminist backlash, but the societal prescriptions were already strong, otherwise it wouldn't have gone anywhere. After all, what a kid's jibblies are literally determines the range of their opportunities in life, still. I think society has to change before people stop caring about the language as much.

Incidentally, when it's available, I plan to change my gender indicator on my driver's license to nonbinary (our legislature just gave it the green light - not sure when it's being rolled out, though). One way we can reduce the value of the F/M binary is by opting out wherever possible.

Could hinder attempts at Handmaid-Tale-style assets seizure, too :)
idogcow 5 years ago
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode...
dphiffer pro 5 years ago
in favor of gender reveal parties at age 18
caitlinburke pro 5 years ago
@dphiffer LOL - if ever!
otaman pro 5 years ago
oh no: https://mltshp.com/p/1GVFP
the_adriator 5 years ago
@idogcow That was a great listen, thanks!
@otaman haha

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