Do you think masculinity and femininity are social constructs?

Do you think masculinity and femininity are social constructs?
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  • Damn who is that babe
    Better not be a male disguised as a female 🧐

  • people who vote unsure
    make me think that ;
    1. females are superior
    2. Guys are scared they can turn...

  • No not really.. I mean there are things that are cultural and not nature.. But the general concepts are not social constructs..

  • The idea that women are not as capable as men is a social construct men and women for the most part can do the same jobs like physic and engineering ( look at Marie curie first woman ever to get a Nobel prize and she got one in both physics and engineering the only person to get another price and two different fields).

    This is when it’s not a society thing our physical body’s and the way we think, men like to solve problems when a women comes to use with a problem and just wants to be heard we tend to want to give advice on how to fix it when all you want us to do is listen. Women tend to be more emotional than men which makes us look insensitive but that’s not our goal that’s just how we come across. Women can give birth man can’t and are usually physically stronger than women doesn’t mean I want to go up against Rhonda Rousey or Gal Gadot. Masculine work position would be One that requires heavy lifting such as oil rig and currently we need oiled up our cars and most women do not have the strength to do such a job not saying all women can’t do the job but the majority of women aren’t going to be physically capable of doing the job because of her physical strength nothing against her it’s just limitations she has women are tough I want to want to give birth being a mother is typically looked at as more feminine taking care kids all that kind of stuff. I also noticed that women Pay a lot more attention to detail especially when it comes to cleaning and making homes look nice even tell if there’s a woman in the house when you enter somebody’s house it’s a mess versus looking nice

  • No, not completely, but I believe the social aspect of it amplifies the need to show it off. Not every girl and guy are the same next to similar gendered individuals.

    Men and women are definitely born with different capacities than each other, some are similar, but generally you can tell that there is some difference. There is a lot of socialization involved, but it is not completely one way or another

  • Talking everything is a construct the question is what are your low bearing fruits and is your environment conducive to those construct you believe in? To answer your question these constructs are to confuse people over what they can and cannot inspire to accomplish! It is easy to discriminate and oppress when a species is decentralized!

    Art of war! By taking a way power and inslaving the mind to it's attribute you are effectively casting the spices to the discretion of your choosing...

    • Sorry English is not my first tongue...

  • Nope, there are certain traits men and women tend to exhibit across cultures all over the world that are strongly linked to sex. It's not manufactured. Further still, the richer and more prosperous a society the more pronounced that difference becomes. Because they have the freedom to do so. In cultures where you have to be tougher to survive women will generally exhibit more masculine traits as well.

    To be fair tho, there are aspects that are purely social norms. But it's incorrect to say that they don't exist at all.

  • No I don't

  • Yes it is a social construct that is simply passed on from a long time ago and no one has bothered to demolish it. It is essentially pressuring people of a certain gender to like certain things or act a certain way and if they do not, they are ostracised. However when you actively avoid from social activities like me, it doesn't matter anymore and only then did I realise I was being silently pressurised into acting and thinking a certain way. An example would be the masculinity construct where it is more desirable for men to be strong, muscled and very brave. Things like these are advertised over media, I mean when have you ever seen a man doing an advert on deodorants or underwear where they do not have a six pack or heavily muscled? The current society glorifies this sort of masculine image which makes me sick.

  • No, they're not. We're naturally different.

  • Unsure

  • Hormones kind of make it easy for humans to fulfill & receive rewards for taking a masculine role with a woman. Most women do not find themselves that attracted to effeminate men.

  • I think that there some things about voice or boobs size that are natural, but other things like dressing, earrings, make up, the way of wearing hair and nails are social constructs.

  • I they they do have a "natural base". But most of it is social construct. Like, do some people really think that girls naturaly like pink and boys naturaly like blue? Lmao

    • I don't like blue at all. Lol.

    • Hmm... Do you think that the guys who downvoted me think that color preferences are biological? Does that mean that I'm actually a guy because I prefer blue? 🤔

    • Damn, why the fuck do you have so many downvotes? It makes my blood boil... your comment is actually really smart and true! How could dumbasses downvote it?

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  • I am a man that has a feminine side that is just about equal to my masculine side. I have only been with women. I love women I doubt that will ever change. But most people see me for what I like and not what I am. Never considered having a boyfriend. Infact every man women find attractive I think are ugly hell I think I ugly.. I am comfortable in my own skin. I like hunting and fishing and off roading. I also like shopping and pedicures and shoes. I fix my own truck when it breaks down. I paint my toenails. I don't think there should be lines in the sand where you are either on one side or the other. People are and should be what they are born to be. Not everyone agrees with me on this and do you know what? I accept them for it. I don't discriminate or judge anyone who is being themselves.. With one exception... Be yourself all you want as long as it don't hurt anyone. I don't care if you cover your self in green jello and run naked down the street. But the second you hurt someone the fun is over.

  • When my daughter was barely 12 months old, I put some trucks etc in front oh her, and some baby dolls in front of her also. Guess which toys she chose every single time? The dolls. She was not the least bit interested in the trucks- ever. Do, assuming she was too young to be affected by any social conditioning , I can assume she was born with a more maternal instinct, right? So for her, at least, Id have to say the answer is “no”. Am I right?

  • Nope.

  • No. Culture and socialising was based off of biological reality. Maybe culture amplifies those differences, but they certainly didn't create them. That's sociology mumbo-jumbo without any scientific evidence.

  • You're overthinking it.

  • I think it is, i mean from my point of view tomboys and feminine men exist for a reason, because some people just like feeling feminine and others like being masculine regardless of their genders.

    i think it sounds so damn narcissist to believe that ALL men must act masculine and women must act feminine by default

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