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Cisgender people of Lemmygrad: why are you cis? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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~semi-~ Serious question, Idon’t get it. Most of us get why the hegemonic gender system is stupid, why subscribe to the binary role you were assigned? Also, why do straight people exist? Maybe it’s just me but I like to look and feel like my own perception of what is attractive.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

follow up question: have you always known you were cis? did your parents make you play with nerf guns if you are a cis boy or with dresses if you are a cis girl???

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They didn’t make me play with Nerd guns because they were anti-gun, I had to beg my Mom to get one because my Dad is so staunchly anti-gun.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Same for my family for a while

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I had to hide my orange toy snubnose from my dad. Luckily I didn’t put it in my backpack or a cop might’ve come and shot me lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I think most people just weren’t given options when they were young. People’s parents are just like “you have x parts and thus have this societal role.” Some, like mine will encourage you to express yourself however you feel, but there’s never presented any alternative to “you are your agab”