-Schroeder
I saw the most beautiful human being on Saturday. The instant during which our paths crossed was insufficient for me to determine this person's gender, not that it matters in the slightest. He or she was of average size, with angular features and short, dark blue hair.
Dammit, I wish English would take a cue from Turkish and use a non-gender-specific third-person subject pronoun. The Turkish word is perfect: a single letter, an expression of eternity and of nothingness -- 'o'.
je = ben
tu = sen
il/elle/on = o
nous = biz
vous = siz
ils/elles = onlar
I have no use for gender roles either, but arguing against stereotypes is counter-productive. By acknowledging a divide between the sexes, we only reinforce this divide.
No more feminism, no more 'sensitive guys' (good will hunting etc, please shut up), no more math class segregation. No more anything about what I shouldn't be wearing or saying or doing, please. It's not about rebelling against conventions, so much as ignoring conventions I find meaningless. (Just wait till my marriage rant.)
It's been said before, and now I never need to say it again. Saying it defeats the purpose.
I know you will all forgive my exhaustion-fueled choler. Oh, and I've added a link again. As nerdy as ever, I assure you.
I wear whatever shoes I like now.
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