Post #2900361

2026-05-15 17:37 UTC

Another frustrating thing about this is the argument of “socialized male” so often comes with examples as proof that you are not a real woman. Like playing chess? Not a woman. Like sports? Not a woman. Like woodworking? Not a woman. Like building things in the yard? Not a woman. Like painting? Not a woman. Like cabinetry? Not a woman. Like cooking? Well you would be a woman but you cook complex things so not a woman.

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@FinalGirl@blackqueer.life 2026-05-15 17:42

That’s all literally shit I’ve been told. Like I learned cabinetry from a cis woman, but somehow if I do it it’s “men’s stuff.” I’ve been told I hate classical music because I’m a man (I had a subscription at the time to BBC Music Magazine, which sent a classical album every month.) I’ve been told I hate musicals because I’m a man (like I literally sing them all the time and still know the words to Mystery of Edwin Drood). In the weirdest twist, I was told I was still basically male because I love playing woman’s roller derby. Like how’s that even work?! There no winning. Like the amount of shit that gets mapped onto me as proof that I was “socialized male” is absurd, but if I fight one then there’s always One More Thing.

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