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Gender Roles  

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  1. 1. Are Gender Roles relevant?

    • Yes
      7
    • No
      15


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What do you think?
State your reasons why yes or why no, or you can say your thoughts (about gender roles) in the comments.

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I'm not sure what to vote for - gender roles aren't relevant to me that much (I do what I like to do, behave the way I want to and wear clothes I'm comfortable in), but they're certainly relevant to other people.

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nerdperson777

I cannot vote because I think they're relevant only in certain situations and not all.

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I voted No because I don't think they should be relevant and I don't feel like they ever were that relevant to me. But honestly, on a societal level, they are still relevant.

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swirl_of_blue

Personally, the only things that gender roles have given me are anxiety, depression, sadness, the feeling of worthlessness and self-hate. No thank you.

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I think they're definitely relevant in society and in understanding how people (in general) relate to each other. Gender roles are still enforced so much (gendered toys for children, clothes for babies, in the media, in expectations around starting families and working/not working, stuff like that) that I wouldn't be able to say they're not relevant. 

 

That being said, I don't think they should be - gender roles are restrictive (for everyone). I think we as a society should be working towards unlearning the constant assumptions we have about gender, and what that says about what people should or shouldn't do. Growing up I think most people do get taught to conform to gender roles in some way - I'd say that most people really need to think more specifically about gender roles, so that they can start challenging them and eventually getting rid of them all together... I don't know of anyone who's ever had positive experiences with gender roles, so. I think it's important to think about :')

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arekathevampyre

i voted no  . I dont believe how appearance and gendered actions (example activities) affects being a human being . 

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Strange wording! Strange wording! I'm not sure what you mean.

 

I voted yes, because gender roles exist and mean something (whatever that might be). Not in a "everyone should" way, it's an acknowledgement.

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butterflydreams

Gender roles are absolutely relevant. Maybe not on an individual level, but on a societal level, absolutely. I think people tend to assume that gender roles are always bad, but that's definitely not true. A lot of gender roles are informed by biological realities. I know that can be uncomfortable to hear for trans people, but it's true. That doesn't mean anyone has the right to treat other people poorly because of "gender roles" but they do exist.

 

I'd even argue that for most people, gender roles are important. They're important to to me for sure. I find how they compliment each other to be very comforting and relevant to my daily life. I often say that were I in a relationship, it would be very important to me to be the feminine half of that masculine/feminine mix, and to take on those roles associated with it. I take pride in it, because the right person for me would value it.

 

I think the balance and complimentary nature of genders is something we seem to be fighting against these days, and that makes me sad. Different roles don't mean people can't be respected, you know? I valued that my mom took on very traditional female roles when I was born, and I know my dad did too. It worked for all of us, and I had a pretty good early childhood because of it.

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Calligraphette_Coe
5 hours ago, CandyBuddhist said:

What do you think?
State your reasons why yes or why no, or you can say your thoughts (about gender roles) in the comments.

As Beloved Einstein might have said, "Everything is relative." Gender roles and traits are like your signature-- never exactly the same way twice, but close enough to define who you and society see you as. And like you signature, they unlock so many things about your daily life ( or keep you locked out, as sometimes happens.)

 

But Einstein also said of dire enigmas we sometimes find ourselves in, you have to carefully ponder the best questions. That if you only have an hour to answer, you should spend 59  minutes asking your self the right question(s). And maybe the most relevant question of all in the gender enigma is perhaps the one asked in this thread.

 

And the answer for some of us is 'it depends, in ways not easily seen or quantifiable.'

 

May your enigmas of gender always be pleasant and never cause you pain.

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Anthracite_Impreza

No, I'd like to think we've moved on from the mediaeval period (cool as it was).

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Groovy Teacakes

My gut reaction was no, but in the end I concluded yes. Gender roles are a relvant thing to talk about because they are hugely prevalent in society, even if they are objected to. In fact objections to them make gender roles even more relevant to discuss.

I was going to say that personally they are irrelevant because I feel no pressure to conform to any of them, but on reflection I realised that even this is a lie. I don't feel any pressure to follow female gender roles (which you might expect, me being AFAB and largely socialised as female), but I am sufficiently masculine that I actually sometimes feel like I ought to adhere to male roles. I often enjoy this and actually I would say that at this moment in time, gender roles are more a positive than negative force in my life.

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