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Do you think masculinity and femininity are social constructs?
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43 147It's biological in my eyes.
yes bc what is considered masculine/feminine varies across diff cultures and societies and changes w time. for example, at the time of the french revolution it was common for french royal males to wear makeup-at that time it was considered masculine now it considered feminine. In India, during the Mughal period, men wore pearls and emeralds and ornate jewelry including large earrings and necklaces. that was considered masculine then but may not be seen as feminine. society and culture dictates what is feminine and masculine, & today that is done primarily through media and pop culture. 10,20 years ago manscaping wouldve been considered feminine but now it has become accepted as fairly normal and is no longer seen as emasculating bc popular media has normalized it. these are just a few examples of how ideas of masculinity and feminity have changed to show that yes, it is in fact a social construct
No, as most mammals tend to act in a similar way, but not all gender norms are natural, obviously things like bras and high heels have very little to do with nature.
Mixture for sure.
No they are natural constructs. The idea that masculinity and femininity are social constructs is a social construct.
Of course not. They are as much a social construct as colors.
When you look under the hood, I have XY chromosomes and those __make_ me masculine. My wife has XX and tjose _make_ her feminine. People in between, so to speak, have various genetic or gestational or developmental abnormalities.
NONE of these are social constructs.
They are constructs of 4 billion years of evolution of life on Earth.
Social scienists need to get a grip and master Occam's Razor.
No. They are natural. Society just embellished and tweeked them a little.
Erase everyone's minds and start over, and I garantee you masculinity and feminity will still be there. At least in some way. They are natural, it's just because we are male and female. Society can't change that. Not really.
It 100% is a social construct. Just think of all those other civilizations where women are viewed as leaders while men just do the heavy lifting. Had people decided that barbies and pink was manly then you'd look like a loser for playing with power rangers and wearing black.
To an extent, yes.
Absolutely not, no.
I should’ve put “Not sure” because I really haven’t educated myself on the what exactly social construct but growing up I’ve always been taught that men naturally suppose to be masculine and women are naturally suppose to be feminine.
Times are changing though and if there is 100% evidence of that being different then what I grew up knowing then I’ll be for it. :)
I KNOW that they are NOT social constructs.
It's a mix of biological and social influence, similar to gender.
@gamer1999 Did you just call me a moron?
He did indeed
Men and their egoes man
@silverqueen you are very normal dont bother about what any one says
@bountyguy What?
@silverqueen you are a normal kind of girl? lol
@bountyguy9 What does that have to do with this post?
@silverqueen I think he's a little confused. Better just ignore him.
l am not confused?
@BOUNTYGUY9 But you sure as hell don't make a lot of sense.
l am back on track can we please start of where we left of or l left of? l am very normal lets talk lol
@BOUNTYGUY9 Please go away.
ok no problem
@Pamina No need to be rude.
@silverqueen Saying "please go away" is considered rude now? Sorry, but that's ridiculous.
l am a very good guy l respect all girs/woman but you are so rude to me why?
l am so sad? you hurt me for no reason why?
@BOUNTYGUY9 Please leave me alone.
Looks like the libtard bull$hit is out in full force on this one.
Depends what you mean. If you mean by liking football, the gym, and beer is masculine and pink, being dumb and taking care of the house is feminine, then yes, those are social constructs. If you mean by testosterone, hips and boobs, etc, no.
Normal men are born mansuline. A man being feminine is from nuture not nature
@dothejohnwall97 I disagree, in a time when there was very strict gender expression, there were men who defied these roles set out for them. I doubt it's nurture considering how different siblings can be in this way.
@dothejohnwall97 define feminine. Getting nails done, long hair? That’s all society.
Not only that. If a dude talks like a bitch. And has mannerisms of a girl. That’s has noting to do with nails
@dothejohnwall97 mannerisms aren’t social constructs, you’re right, I’m talking about hobbies and interests.
Yes. Back 1000s if years ago if a man was not hunting , but instead stayed back with women he’s a gay dude
Anyways I can see a batty boy from a mile away
Part of it definitely is. As a kid and even today I love what I love, some of them are considered masculine but I don't give a shit. Here's a small list of things that I like for example:
1) Science
2) Makeup and fashion
3) Cricket (sports not insect lol)
4) Books
5) Working out, especially strength training
6) I am also very active as in, I am always running and jumping around and I can carry heavy stuff which is described as boyish by many people.
All the stuff above are a mix of boyish and girlish but idc~ I just be myself <3
you are very cool l do male and female things as well
Literally none of that has anything to do with gender roles. And that's part of the problem. But masculinity and femininity do exist as they are traits created from our testosterone and estrogen levels.
They really don't. I agree. But people divide them into boyish and girlish.
No matter how transgender someone is they will always have that thing about them from their true gender so no.
I voted no, partially it could be devoted to our social surroundings but a part of it is also natural>
To a degree, yes. But as with anything societal, there's always nature and nurture involved. The trick is recognizing the difference.
Being a straight male is nature.
@dothejohnwall97 The topic is masculinity and femininity, not sexual orientation.
I see it's men disagreeing with facts again... it's getting tiring.
Yes, they literally are. The idea of masculinity was created by society and the idea of feminism was created by society. By definition they are literally social contructs.