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draion

Gender identification, expression, and stratification.

Jul 26, 2011 18:23

Another update that isn't necessarily about my life! And a public one too. It's one of those pensive entries where your thoughts on the subject would be even more valued than usual (which is already a lot on its own ( Read more... )

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wow tldr, sorry. pastelward July 26 2011, 23:01:23 UTC

Really interesting post. I agree with you on the toy broom/laundry basket - so terribly grossed out by things like that. As if our young girls can't aspire to be anything more than housewives. And don't get me started on guns for boys, which I don't even think should be sold as children's toys.

what were you guys like?Well...I wasn't extremely flamboyant but probably more feminine than was considered acceptable for boys my age to be, especially given where I grew up - originally from Minnesota, but I moved to the Bronx when I was six and lived there for six years - but most people chalked this up to me being a bit of a nerd rather than assuming I was gay. I didn't care for sports or rap music or anything like that. I was really into Britney Spears and Sailor Moon. And I liked to read slash fanfiction online, lmao. At the time I didn't understand why but I realize now it was because I was ~searching for some kind of representation of my sexuality that I wasn't getting from tv/movies/music. But then I discovered Queer as Folk at around ( ... )

Re: wow tldr, sorry. draion August 4 2011, 12:54:06 UTC

Never apologize for long comments on my entries, I am the TL;DR Warrior. Thanks so much for commenting, and sorry to be replying so late. D ( ... )

faefawn July 26 2011, 23:29:08 UTC

An excellent post, I really enjoyed reading it ( ... )

draion August 4 2011, 12:59:30 UTC

Thank you SO much, I'm very glad you enjoyed it! <3 Do excuse me for this late reply ( ... )

neoreulwonhae July 26 2011, 23:29:13 UTC

When I was a kid my favorite toys were Barbies and horses. I also liked stuffed animals - we had a big collection of teddy bears and Beanie Babies, stuff like that. I remember making a little Barbie house with a kitchen and a living room, setting up all the little tiny dishes and things (lol choking hazard, but I was never tempted). I remember a little Barbie bedroom and I had Barbie and Ken take off their clothes and get in the bed together (7-year-old Heidi, always ahead of the curve ( ... )

draion August 4 2011, 13:06:01 UTC

I had Barbie and Ken take off their clothes and get in the bed together (7-year-old Heidi, always ahead of the curve).IN TEARS. This is golden, haha ( ... )

neoreulwonhae August 4 2011, 17:10:32 UTC

Aww, I missed talking to you like this. Thanks for being awesome. ;) ♥

draion August 10 2011, 13:38:04 UTC

Me too, and you too, Heidi. <3

speria July 27 2011, 00:42:27 UTC

There's a lot I can say about girl vs. boy toys that are sold today, mainly because I still frequent the toy section as I have a two-year-old nephew and am still a six-year-old at heart...but I would rather react to the more interesting parts rather than talk about that.

I was never really a tomboy or a girly girl while I was growing up. Honestly, for most of my childhood I would rather read books than play with toys. I'm completely serious. They called home because I was reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in first grade. I was equally interested in the building toys and toy kitchen ( ... )

draion August 10 2011, 13:18:56 UTC

I'm sorry it took a while to respond, I've been busy as hell and going through some things IRL ( ... )

speria August 10 2011, 16:29:16 UTC

No problem. We all go through things. You have the right to respond whenever you get to it. <3 ( ... )

blah blah blah streetswillmake July 27 2011, 02:01:30 UTC

Well, OBVIOUSLY, Wonder Woman couldn't have a movie because female superheroes shouldn't carry a movie themselves! They should just be there to have their titties hanging out as a villian/comrade.

Anyway I've always had pretty eclectic taste as far as interests went. In elementary school, I was usually one of the only hockey fans in my class, but I still went home and played with Barbies. I liked violent "boy shows" like Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers and Superhuman Samurai Cyber Squad (get in me, Matthew Lawrence) but I felt the biggest connection with Power Rangers because I could still have female role models on a show like that, so it was the best of both worlds ( ... )

Re: blah blah blah draion August 10 2011, 13:32:45 UTC

I'm sorry it took a while to respond, been busy with work, running around, Jacob, and some things IRL going on right now ( ... )

Re: blah blah blah streetswillmake August 11 2011, 02:17:25 UTC

Haha don't worry, we know you have a lot going on ( ... )