Please keep in mind that my word is by no means authoritative on this. It's just a personal expression of how I'm experiencing gender and some related topics right now. Something tricky that constantly pops up when discussing this topic is that how one experiences gender is part of one's gender identity. So if there's anything that seems it doesn't quite fit, it's likely your gender identity informing you of that, and it's worth a bit of thinking about. Same thing if you read something on the topic that doesn't line up with your impressions.
That's the most important thing for me: that we all understand that gender is something that actually needs to be thought about, not just taken for granted. So far, it's working for me. If this attitude became commonplace, I suspect there'd be a lot less gender-driven hurt and hatred in the world.
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dancing_serpent
Re: Experience vs Performance
Date: 2018-12-08 08:15 pm (UTC)Please keep in mind that my word is by no means authoritative on this. It's just a personal expression of how I'm experiencing gender and some related topics right now. Something tricky that constantly pops up when discussing this topic is that how one experiences gender is part of one's gender identity. So if there's anything that seems it doesn't quite fit, it's likely your gender identity informing you of that, and it's worth a bit of thinking about. Same thing if you read something on the topic that doesn't line up with your impressions.
That's the most important thing for me: that we all understand that gender is something that actually needs to be thought about, not just taken for granted. So far, it's working for me. If this attitude became commonplace, I suspect there'd be a lot less gender-driven hurt and hatred in the world.