• this is why i consider myself bi and lesbian. i might (big might) date a man but not a manly man. basically labels can never fully encompass somebodies sexuality and are just… labels.

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      9 days ago

      Fair enough. I can certainly understand why a lot of people wouldn’t lol Especially with all of the (pretty deserved) connotations associated with it.

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      8 days ago

      the thing that pisses me off is the frequent definition of “masculine” as somebody who is a hyper-asshole, or at least centered on making a lot of noise for absolutely no reason and generally just being on a micro-rampage all the time.

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      9 days ago

      Basically this. As a straight(ish) cis person with exclusively queer friends (purely by happenstance of course) that do be how it is for folks who are not bi/pan/Omni is just we’re just not attracted to masculinity/femininity.

      Basically think of whatever is just super not your type, and imagine that feeling but towards specifically masculinity or femininity in general and you have what it’s like