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How would you put into words what gender means to you apart from societal gender roles and expectations?
  • You said:

    Sometimes the software does not reflect the hardware.

    If gender is the software and the body is the hardware, this is kind of the "born in the wrong body"-stuff many people still use and it implies that there is a kind of hardware/software combination that fits together and a kind of combination that does not.

  • How would you put into words what gender means to you apart from societal gender roles and expectations?
  • And it breaks my heart every time I hear yet another story of someone killing their own passion, numbing themselves down to the point that they become unable to enjoy what they formerly loved, just to "fit in" a society that doesn't accept deviation from the perceived norm.

    Yeah I feel like that was an issue for me as well and one of the reasons I either repressed or resented parts of myself for a long time. And I'm glad the journeys I had the last couple of years (the one I described in the post and also the journey of overcoming depression) not only helped me accept those parts of myself, but be happy and proud that I have them.

  • How would you put into words what gender means to you apart from societal gender roles and expectations?

    I know that it has significant meaning to me but I struggle putting it into words to explain it to other people (especially other dya cis people). So like a few years ago I was thinking about if I may be trans femme. I have since realised that no, actually I was just struggling with it for a while because I don't relate to the gender roles and expectations society puts on men. I now identify more strongly with being a man than ever before, and I love being a man in a gender-way. I just absolutely hate being a man in a "what role men have in society"-way.

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    if it were a life or death situation, and the only way to save your life, is to kiss a politician on the cheek, and say, "You're my best friend I love you " ?
  • I'm German, so I'm probably kissing former European Left Party President and current MP Gregor Gysi.

    • I don't want to sexually assault anyone, and I think he would find it funny more than anything else
    • I don't want to do it maliciously to like make someone look bad and with his demeanor everyone will be like "it's nice how chill he handled that"
    • I think he did important work so I wouldn't at all mind being seen with him in public

    The only real other option would be Green Party MP Bruno Hönel because he's the only gay MP I find cute and maybe I can sneak his number...

  • Turns out, far-right shitheads are still far-right shitheads
  • Tbf, here in Germany for example there's still a sizable communist movement calling Hamas anti-colonialist freedom fighters. Maybe most of them aren't seeing them as communists, but they definitely see them as left-wing and deserving of left-wing support

  • Turns out, far-right shitheads are still far-right shitheads
  • Very telling to (rightfully) say "both sides are bad" but not say "I support civilians on both sides". You know you can condemn a far right regime but still show solidarity with that country's population, right?

  • Sleeping Beauty Trolley Problem
  • No, your math is wrong. The chance you're on the main track is actually twice as high. Imagine it like this: When all numbers 1-6 would come up once, there have been 10 people overall on the main track and only 5 people on the side track

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