What do you think Lemmy is most biased about? Which opinions do you think differ most from the general internet?

(Excluding US politics, due to community rules)

  • DeceasedPassenger@lemmy.world
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    24 hours ago

    How is everyone a tiny bit trans, as you say? Genuinely curious since everything else you said resonates quite strongly with me, I’m just not sure what you mean by that point in particular.

    • galoisghost@aussie.zone
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      24 hours ago

      It’s a spectrum so there are two extremes, you’re either at one extreme the 100% pure male or the other the 100% pure female. There can only be one person at either end. Therefore unless you, particularly, are one of the extremes (and let’s be honest those two people have no clue it’s them) you are on the spectrum somewhere in between. Meaning you are a tiny bit trans.

      • Stovetop@lemmy.world
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        18 hours ago

        I think that’s a false dichotomy though, because that assumes gender standards and presentations are universally consistent, when in practice it is often highly dependent on social context and individual perception.

        What defines someone as masculine in the US is not 1:1 with the concept of masculinity in China, or France, or Kenya, for instance. On top of that, one’s personal understanding of masculinity and femininity likely differs slightly (or greatly) from the general standards of the society around them.

        The easiest concept of gender is to just trust people when they tell you who they are. It’s entirely an internal, personal understanding of identity, and it’s mutable.

        • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          What defines someone as masculine in the US is not 1:1 with the concept of masculinity in China, or France, or Kenya, for instance. On top of that, one’s personal understanding of masculinity and femininity likely differs slightly (or greatly) from the general standards of the society around them.

          For that I’d say this applies to the country in question
          Just not across borders.

          • Stovetop@lemmy.world
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            2 hours ago

            That’s still assuming gender norms are consistent even within a given country, though. E.g. masculinity among Asian Americans is often seen as “lesser than” compared to white Americans by virtue of racial physiology alone. The concept of having a full beard is masculine, but if you’re unable to grow a full beard, does that make your gender presentation inherently less masculine than someone who can?

            Everything is subjective, with “norms” only illustrating a loose general trend that is very inconsistent and changes over time, to the point that I think it’s a useless comparison. If a man chooses to dress and act femme but insists they’re a man and are happy having a penis, just trust them. No need to try to arbitrarily place them on a gradient of “partially trans in denial” if that’s not how they identify.

      • DeceasedPassenger@lemmy.world
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        23 hours ago

        That’s interesting. I have to think more about this but it certainly makes sense, I certainly don’t feel 100% pure male based on… many things. Thank you for explaining.