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Cisgender people of Lemmygrad: why are you cis? (lemmygrad.ml)
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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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[–] space_comrade@hexbear.net 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I guess the most honest answer is I was conditioned to act and look like a man and I'm mostly fine with that I guess, I don't feel like acting or looking much different would be better for me.

I know the binary gender roles are made up bullshit and I roll my eyes when people around me say shit like "women are inherently this or men are inherently that" but I also don't feel the need to really change my entire personality because of this realization except for like quitting the toxic masculinity bullshit I was conditioned to reproduce.