I Hate Gender Roles And Stereotypes

I really struggle with this one and I have all of my life. I never quite fit the assigned role for me growing up. I've listened many times the positive messages of "you do you" but can still hear the echoes of less obvious cues that tell a very different message. I'm reminded again and again that terms like "quirky" and "different" aren't messages of acceptance. They hold hidden agendas behind them to let me know I do not fit what is expected. I like these things about myself, but deep inside I know I would be happier if I were just "normal".

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VictoriaR · F

Why not be a bit “strange?” Why not be a be different and odd. You’ve got a viewpoint so different from theirs, and I want to see that. I want to see a world that is seen trough different lenses. Let’s do black and white, let’s switch to rainbows, dark blue, green, red. Let’s see through sorrow and joy, I want o see the colors of life, because they’re so beautiful, and the person is so very beautiful to be different! I see some people who are obviously out of the “norm,” and all I can see is how magnificent they are, and how I wish they could see how brilliant they can be. Without differences, where would we be? Without a few rriricisms, were would advancement and development be? Change? Where would all the history be? I want to see a different world, even if to others it looks the same. Let’s pain the earth with it... Oh I’m sounding so awful and corny, sorry... Got a bit carried away... Anyways, my main thing is that I support people who are different... so forth...

Wendy33 · F

@VictoriaR Don't get me wrong. Most times I enjoy being a bit on the eccentric side. There are just other times where I wish I had the strengths that normal people had.

VictoriaR · F

@Wendy33 Yes, I can understand that.. Jusy know, I think it’s really interesting, fun, cool, and enlightening to see people like you, and people who are different... Sometimes it’s reallt, so flipping hard for them... But... Sometimes they look so strong, even when they are about to collapse... Bevause of what they feel, what they’re facing, what’s going on... I’ll usually try to be there, friend with friend.. I’m sure people thought many game changers to be lunatics, crazy, horribleness ugly, whatever... But, they did become people to change things...