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[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 86 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I grew up with classmates named Autumn, April, and December (she went by DeeDee). I had a co-worker named June. I've known of kids named Summer, January, Augustus, and September. But none of them picked these names; it was the parents who identified them as months or seasons!

(And yes obviously the Fox story is beyond stupid)

[-] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

“I feel more masculine in the summertime. I wear more masculine clothing, I wear shorts. I normally have my hair up more and I just feel more ‘boy’, whereas in the winter – for some reason – girl mode comes out and I’m loving skirts and dresses and having my hair down.”

This is from a video that the Fox story is about. Fox totally missed the point, I’m guessing intentionally so.

But can we talk about that statement for a second? (I’m leftist af and I strongly believe trans people should be able to do whatever the fuck they want, just like everybody else; this has nothing to do with that.) I’m having a hard time accepting this statement.

I would obviously never support the misogynistic belief that women should (only) wear skirts/dresses. But as it turns out, the idea that dresses and long hair are inherently feminine (or that shorts and short hair are inherently masculine) also makes me uncomfortable. I recognize that a lot of people see it that way, but I don’t think that makes it right, or a belief that should continue to propagate.

I’m a dude, and I hope to see a day where I can grow out my hair and wear a dress without people assuming it means anything about me beyond that I like dresses and long hair.

(Please let me know if this is insensitive and I will remove my comment. I’m not interested in starting an unproductive or hateful discussion here)

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Are you responding to me, or just the story in general? I basically agree with you entirely and don't have much to add to what you just said.

Well, except that long hair and long skirt-like clothing items were worn by men for hundreds of years; look at almost any painting from the middle ages lol

[-] Kalysta@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

This sounds like a person who’s non-binary and trying to explain it to someone who isn’t.

Unfortunately fox news doesn’t want to understand. They want to mock and bulky.

[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Did they personify their season/month?

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

Not really, no. lol

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