Tired of gender discimination.

[Iregyura]

I agree. People stare if you're in a store for the opposite gender. It's not a big deal. I mean, who really cares? It's not like you can't go into Macy's or whatever because you're a guy. I mean, when you say, "I went to Macy's," (and you're a guy), people look at you weird. I mean, Macy's has a men section too. Uh, I mean, if you ask a guy classmate of yours where he's been for the past five days and he says at a Hello Kitty store, maybe you'd raise your eyebrows, but it's no big deal. Really. Even if he's weird.

[ecco]

Before i forget im gonna say, i live in the UK. just so you know where in the world this view is coming from xD

over here, i would say there is LESS pressure on men to be masculine. or at least in the sense that if a guy acts feminine, people might assume he's gay but they arent going to bash him for it - there is a lot of love for Gay men in the UK - just look at our comedians and TV presenters.

tho that sort of thing you mentioned in the first post is still present - but probably less so. i cant say for sure, since most of the guys i know are incredibely comfortable with their sexuality and such so if someone says "you woman" or "that's gay" most guys i know will be like "screw you, i like it anyway". some are more sensitive, of course, but mostly the guys i know just joke around with eachother anyway. theres a whole lotta man-love between the guys i know xD

if anything i feel like theres more discrimination against women. not on a personal level, or at least not consciously. but i believe that powers like the media control women in this control immensely. when an advert can be broadcast on tv aimed at women can have the tagline "until you're ready for a permanent lift, theres always revitalift!" you know you have a problem. The fact that its OK to suggest ALL women SHOULD get plastic surgery at some point in their lives disgusts me. worst advert of all time. theres more i could go into.... but this is more than enough for one post, i think xD

[SilverStar2]

Now I'm okay with the gays and lebisans and bi's cause hello I"m BI! It freak out my guys friends when I say, "HEY he got a cute butt," and they all went HUH. Like that Scooby DOO huh. At first they thought I was going to hit on them but I told them no, way I don't date guys I consider brothers so they relax.

Yes I don't like when people see me in a story looking at things and have a look on their your face, "Your a guy and your shopping in PENNIES?!" Yes I do, I think they got good things to wear most of the time. Other than that I'm in bag pants and t-shirts way to large for my own good. I'm a tiny person so I get swallow in my clothing half the time... I got hand me down so I'm use to it.

Now another thing that just somewhat erks me is when my female friends found out I'm Bi they went, "OMG we can have you go shopping with us since you are going to be on our side and like understand us and you can be the token gay guy!" Now it was my turn to do the Scooby Doo HUH. Token TOKEN GAY GUY?! WHERE DID THIS PHRASE COME FROM? I avoid those female friends like a plague.

Now my other female friends that are libisens or bi, we all laugh and giggle at things like any group of friend would do.

So yeah I find it sexist that men can't go into a women story and buy the guy shirts ment for us to wear without getting judge. I have seen people hold their nose up at me cause I bought my clothing at Hot Topic or TJ Max cause it a GIRLIE STORE! I don't care I BUY what I like, I wear what I like and I'm happy with it.

Okay I'm done now that a good little thing for me to get off my chest.

I still go to wonder where the phrase, "TOKEN GAY GUY," came from cause I want to find that person and beat them with in an inch of their life with my massive stuff animals cause I hate that PHRASE WITH A PASSION!!

[ecco]

ugh i have a female friend who went on and on at one point all excitedly about a guy (who i used to have a crush on!) being gay, when he came out. when it was another guy we were closer to she'd be all like "well its great cos now we have a guy to go shopping with "

i was just like... stfu, stop being lame. just cos he's gay doesnt mean he SUDDENLY wants to be your BFF OMG! he didn't when you thought he was straight, he still doesnt now. LIVE WITH IT.

personally, ive just always preferred hanging out with guys to girls anyway, regardless of which way they swing. makes no difference to me, i just find guys more pleasant to be around for the most part. but i can definitely see where you're coming from, Silver.

[SilverStar2]

Yeah I hang out more with my guy friends more than my female friends all cept those selected few female friends.

Yeah I wish people would stop putting us to a steriod type of thing I'm still a guy and I don't like to shop I only shop when I have to shop.. like when I need more under clothing, socks other than that I'm cool with the stuff I got.

WEEEEE

[ecco]

yea, and they seem to expect girls to love shopping? i freaking hate it. i hate being in crowded shops and i hate looking at stuff that i cant afford and trying on clothes that never fit my body nicely :/ there is nothing fun about it at all! xD

[la Acuatico]

I'm tired of gender discrimination! I've been to numerous places with lots of people and have received answers to me/friends "That's a girl's thing." "Ewww! You like pink?! You know what?! Just quit the blabbering and this is for girls and this is for boys. Boys can own nice pink tutus for all I care. Girls can corner some person and beat them up like guys. That's not exactly OK, but you get the point. I'm even OK with cross-dressing. So what's the big deal? Guys like purple and pink, lovely. Girls like kicking people. Great. I used to do that.
I don't get gender discrimination. I mean, people get disgusted when they see a guy looking at cute pink ballerina "Happy Birthday" cards. And then they start making nasty comments, thoughts and rumors. What if he was buying a card for his sister? And even if he liked it, what's so wrong about that? It's nothing to be ashamed of. Both genders have their own little flaws, and I don't care much for that.
Also, I've noticed how boys become less secure after someone teased them or told them that "Boys can't cry," (That's a common one.) I think that they should be able to like what they want, and dislike whatever they thought was not for them. It's not only girls who could like pink or whatever. Guys should be able to go into a women clothing store or flip through a magazine for girls without any problem. At least I don't find any problems in it.

[The Cheshire Cat]

I get discriminated for being a girl. *Sigh* And it happens in my own home! For instance, I can't stay out past 9, even though my cousins (who are male, by the way) could stay out past twelve at my age.

I also can't have a Myspace, because my family assumes just because I'm female, every pedophile will be trying to get my information. Haven't they heard of privacy controls? *Face palm* Although both my cousins have one, and have had one since middle school (I'm in the middle years of high school, everyone). I can have a Face book though, but only because my Aunt & Uncle have one as well and they can kinda monitor what I do.

Oh, he's some more! I have to make my bed and do all these chores while my cousins never really have to. My Aunt does it for them and once she hinted it was because I was a girl and that's what we do. THAT'S WHAT WE DO??? I'm also not allowed to take out the trash. At least my cousins do something... But I get to separate the laundry and fold the towels. The only really perk I get is spending the night at friends houses. My cousins aren't allowed to. Sure, they're both guys and sleepovers aren't that common (Why not, by the way?), but sometimes I'd know they'd like to. To play video games and what not.

Okay, outside now, I think males who are interested in more feminine things can be really cool. This one guy, he knows fashion. He doesn't tell people of course, but when he's talking to a girl, he can point out what would look good on someone, why, yadda yadda. I'm sure if he told his friends, they'd think he was homosexual or something. He's very heterosexual, but they'd mock him none the less.

One of my friends, he's also pretty feminine. lol. Everyone calls him gay despite him just getting out of a relationship with a female. He's told me numerous times he likes girls.

My teacher too. He loves musicals and was a cheerleader in high school. He has a wife, and kid. He's so awesome but most of the students (male, in particular) call him gay. It drives me nuts! Even if he was, he'd still be my favorite teacher. I just think gender discrimination is ridiculous!

[Imaginative Sarah]

Haaa the gamestop thing yeah i feel weird when i go in there cause its mostly always guys in there when i go but its not like i go alot because we arn't rich i don't go often at all..rarely.. lol yeah its kinda annoying @_@ acually no tomgirls arnt really accepted i wouldn't really consider myself a tomgirl really.. i like to be pretty and wear makeup at times... i like to dress decent to go places all the time too.... soooo idk... people look at you weirdd

[Skunkoon]

I'm so glad that I don't have as many "Girl Discrimination" problems as TheCheshireCat. For the most part, it's never really been an issue for me ...

...because at first glance, anyone who doesn't know me suspects I'm a guy anyway. I have to admit it really get's irritating sometimes when behind your back someone asks, "Does anyone know that guy's name?" *sigh* -_-""

Anyway, TheCheshireCat, wow. I can't believe that your aunt would really hint about something like that! Men should work just as hard as women do! And the fact that you can't have a MySpace page, or whatever, just because there could be some sick guy out there trying get a date is no reason not to let you have one. People shouldn't give privileges and whatnot to guys and not girls. It would be like having two little children in front of you, giving the little boy an ice-cream and the little girl a bucket of water and a mop. It is totally UNFAIR!!

Men need something to change their perspective of women!!!

[elliryanna55]

ugh I hate when people are sexist the kids at my school think its weird for girls to weir guy clothes and guys to wear girl clothes one day my friend was at school he was wearing some skinny jeans and the other boys were laughing at him I just wanted to punch all of them for being so rude I wear XL graphic tshirts and Im a girl so what? is there anything wrong with that?

[Radioactivity]

Gender discrimination... God, where do I start. T____T
Well first off, I don't think men should be outcasted because they are feminine. I know a couple feminine guys who are pretty cool. The sad part is, there are so many men who are great at ballet, I've found. But every ballet class I've taken has been all women. Why? Because if any man dared to think of taking it, he'd be categorized as a "fag" or a "homo". Just the other day, when I was watching a Youtube video with male ballet dancers in it, people were saying they look gay. In my opinion, they are some of the most masculine men I've ever seen. It takes guts to wear tights and leotards! And although I do realize that a good majority of male ballet dancers are probably oriented towards the more feminine side... That doesn't mean they all are!

Guys need to stop being so afraid of being feminine. My boyfriend won't even go to a french restaurant with me because it seems "gay". Well are you gay if you're bringing a girl with you? NO! So why is he afraid of seeming gay with his girlfriend? I don't know. But it bothers me. A lot.

I'm gonna stop there otherwise I'll never stop typing... T_T

[TGPretender]

Just to put my opinion in perspective... I am a transexual, female to male, and I live in the deep south of the USA in a particularly biased state.

Most of my friends have been LGBT or at least allies, so I've heard a lot of stories and have experiences gender biases in my own life. However, I think I'm in a unique position.

Because I was born female, most of my life people have been trying to stick me into the girly mold. It's been hard and annoying but it's not nearly as bad as what they do to little boys. Boys can't cry. Boys can't like babies. Boys want to run around with guns and knives and hunt living animals. As my transition progresses, I've noticed people starting to put these views onto me. Unfortunately, I am an avid crochetter, sew often, and am a total artist at heart. This confuses people and they think I should just stay as a girl because it's more "natural", given my interests.

I think this is bull. The whole gender discussion is pretty much bull. People need to remember that gender is only one part of a person and it is that person as a whole that should be counted as important, not just what's between their legs or in their head.