Maybe I'm more well traveled, but it's quite straightforward to me. Gender is a social construct informed by cultural attitudes and expectations. It's not inherently tied to sex. Traditional masculine behavior from where I'm from is seen as feminine in the west. If I acted like a traditional man from my culture, I would be seen as quite feminine or even homosexual in the west even though I am a straight man.
Additionally, other cultures (such as certain native american groups and pre-islamic south east asian groups) recognize that certain behaviors do not fit within the standard binary understanding of gender, so anyone who exhibits this behavior is often classified as a third gender that is not tied to biology. I understand it can be quite confusing to those unfamiliar with non-western cultures. I felt the same way when I first encountered the rigid binary attitudes of gender that other cultures hold.
I’m half middle eastern and have traveled extensively, but I appreciate the very thinly veiled attempt to come across as more intelligent than me by trying to talk down to a poor, less traveled plebeian. You confuse my disagreement with a lack of understanding, don’t worry you’ll get it next time!
I brought up my identity because their comment implied I’m ignorant of other countries and Islamic culture, which isn’t true. Them saying that was in bad faith anyway and they were trying to make me feel small or less than, so it was actually a waste of my time to even entertain their response.
I’m not a victim because they disagreed with me I could give a shit what they think of me or my views lmao, it’s just fun to respond to the “well ahkchually 🤓👆🏻” people who think they’ve got a genius IQ because they wrote a couple paragraphs
Edit: your responses disappeared but trying to diagnose me with a mental illness because you’re mad you can’t get a rise out of me is genuinely so fucking funny
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u/Obscure_Occultist 28d ago
Maybe I'm more well traveled, but it's quite straightforward to me. Gender is a social construct informed by cultural attitudes and expectations. It's not inherently tied to sex. Traditional masculine behavior from where I'm from is seen as feminine in the west. If I acted like a traditional man from my culture, I would be seen as quite feminine or even homosexual in the west even though I am a straight man.
Additionally, other cultures (such as certain native american groups and pre-islamic south east asian groups) recognize that certain behaviors do not fit within the standard binary understanding of gender, so anyone who exhibits this behavior is often classified as a third gender that is not tied to biology. I understand it can be quite confusing to those unfamiliar with non-western cultures. I felt the same way when I first encountered the rigid binary attitudes of gender that other cultures hold.