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Originally Posted by bELyVIS
This is a big part of the problem. It is more difficult to find a femine woman but easier to find femine men.
Let the rants begin.
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That wasn't what I meant at all. I was talking about cultural expectations and schemas of relationships, not femininity or masculinity. Please lets not start up the rants again.
I can see where you're coming from because I find aggressively "I am equal to males cause I act like one" women off-putting as well, but I do dislike this idea that modern women aren't feminine and modern men are. It harks back to this idea that 'female' traits like empathy in men are a weakness and masculine traits like 'competitiveness' in women are improper. That's not fair to either party.
Besides, such things are leery to try and define without planting a foot squarely in an out-dated stereotype. What is 'feminine'? Am I not feminine if I do a lot of DIY and wear trousers? Am I not masculine if I own a stuffed animal and like to cook?