Sure - if the phrases to which I was reacting had been posted by someone who looks a different gender from how they wish to be treated, I wouldn't have found it at all surprising and wouldn't have asked the question I asked Gaudior.
Ah. But I don't want to be treated like a woman-as-our-culture-sees-them. I don't want to have people assume I'm not capable with power tools or my fists; I don't want to be seen as being here to take care of and please men; I don't want to be hit on (or hassled, or raped) because someone's trying to prove his power; I don't want people to value my breasts over my abilities; I don't want people to assume I don't need a steady paycheck because my father/husband will take care of me, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. I don't want to sit with my legs crossed. I don't want to be seen as weird or unkempt for not wearing make-up. With some exceptions, I don't like being treated like a girl.
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Date: 2009-08-13 08:52 pm (UTC)Ah. But I don't want to be treated like a woman-as-our-culture-sees-them. I don't want to have people assume I'm not capable with power tools or my fists; I don't want to be seen as being here to take care of and please men; I don't want to be hit on (or hassled, or raped) because someone's trying to prove his power; I don't want people to value my breasts over my abilities; I don't want people to assume I don't need a steady paycheck because my father/husband will take care of me, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc. I don't want to sit with my legs crossed. I don't want to be seen as weird or unkempt for not wearing make-up. With some exceptions, I don't like being treated like a girl.