#...many people do like men's femininity but insofar as that man is HONEST and EARNEST about it...

[uncanny-tranny]

Femininity isn't even one percent as degrading as the men who police other men's perceived amount of femininity with micro-levels of scrutiny

#politics #feminism #shoutout to caleb hearon's twitter post about aging for inspiring how i wrote this #as a not-especially-feminine man it amazes me what other men do to avoid the dehumanization that becomes them... #...when they are perceived not just as 'too feminine' but as a specifically 'feminine man' #absolutely there are some people who AREN'T men who also play into this arm of patriarchy... #...the arm of patriarchy specifically being that femininity and womanhood dehumanize you... #...and i'm not saying this only happens between men. but it's not cut and dry y'know? #anyway. yeah. i notice this as a man sometimes and it's always framed as 'women want HYPERMASCULINITY >:('... #...when... most women do not care and they just want you to see them as your inherent equal AND as human people... #...many people do like men's femininity but insofar as that man is HONEST and EARNEST about it... #...so it's not 'women want to forcefem men :(' but 'women want you to be fucking real about who you are and not couch it' #i'm not even feminine really but some of y'all. do NOT see feminine people as equal human beings and that's. concerning actually. #this isn't really about the john cena post because i've been thinking about posting this for a literal MONTH lol