Lately people have been telling me gender identity is a thing you feel - that you can 'feel like a woman', for example. But I legit don't understand what that means. Does feeling like a woman mean you want to wear women's clothes? Or have a vagina? Or get sexually pursued?
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hmmm that seems like a distinct question about the ontology of what is gender, I dunno. I was referring only to the "feeling" that you talked about earlier
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No, Aella they would still be a woman internally regardless but those things could help alleviate her dysphoria. No one things the habit makes the monk. But living in a society that places such heavy emphasis in them, they can help you feel more like yourself,specially
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when because of them, other ppl will perceive you as what you truly are and treat you accordingly, further alleviating your dysphoria.
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That's sexist ideal that to be a woman is to wear heals, lipstick and dresses. It's sexist BS. There's no such thing as 'feeling like a woman'. Many women have suffered for not being 'feminine' enough. Those are regressive backward ideals of what a woman is. Time to stop them.
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Cis man here but it might be like asking “what makes you feel confident?” For one person maybe reading enough or getting to the gym or society affirming their choices and value. I imagine that the feeling of gender is a combination of personal signifiers and social acceptance
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I think the answer is in part that the feeling translates to being "perceived" as a woman. Many things we "want" for ourselves are really about how other's perceive us.
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Even simple things like "wanting to be attractive" are really defined in terms of how others perceive us. Though we can internalize this- we understand what others want and internalize what "being attractive" means and can thus judge ourselves.
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Me neither, these stats are surprisingly high
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