thetammyjo -> RE: What gender sub do you prefer? (3/7/2007 4:26:37 PM)
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ORIGINAL: cloudboy Dear Tammyjo and Diurnal V, Don't worry, I'll just pretend I understand everything. Is Hillary Clinton Masculine because she's running for President of the USA? Is a guy feminine if his girlfriend fucks him with a strap on? Is it feminine or masculine to be adept in the kitchen? Is it feminine or masculine to lift weights? My wife regards me as primarily masculine whereas my Mistress regards me as feminine and claims I'm "the girl" in our relationship. (This has nothing to do w/clothes.) In sum, from my POV, by not defining either "masculine" or "feminine" --- they become so overbroad and ambiguous as to become almost meaninglessness. Also, most people are too complicated to fit neatly into one or the other category. (As I see it.) Just to play along though, I like masculine, hot women. When I use the term gender I'm thinking of two things. Stereotypes of what masculinity and feminity are AND this wonderful gender identity test you can take to see if you are masculine, feminine, neuter or androgynous. The test uses personality traits that are stereotypes of what is masculine and feminine in late 20th century western culture -- it wouldn't be of much value for a non-western person to take for example or someone from 400 years ago to take. Masculine traits in this test are things like assertiveness, decision making skill, drive to protect, leadership, etc. Feminine traits in this test are things like nurturing, kindness, openness, being a follower or helper, etc. You can see the stereotypes here, right? High scores on the Masculine traits = masculine gender. High scores on the Feminine traits = feminine gender High scores on both sets = androgynous gender. Low scores on both sets = neuter gender. The person taking the test is not told which traits are which simply how highly do they assoicate said trait with themselves and then a professional pyschologist would score it. I and a whole group of friends first took it back in college and I've taken it a few years ago with Tom and Fox. I always come out androgynous and so does Fox; Tom tends to come out neuter. All I know is that I really dislike those stereotypes of what is masculine and feminity, what is the ideal man or woman. Both annoy me almost equally.
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