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 Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:23 pm
So yeah, not sure if this is relevant to anything but it's been bugging me alot lately.
Is it just me or dose anyone else hate it when someone uses your gender to argue why you should or shouldn't like something. It's just....UGH!! It bugs me so much.
Like the other day I went clothes shopping (not something I like doing for various reasons) and for once I actually found some stuff I like and I was all excited, so I showed my mom what I bought when I got home and we ended up arguing because most of the stuff I got was from the men's section and my good mood just went down the drain instantly.
All I heard was
"You know that's boys clothes right?"
"Why do you dress like that, people are going to think your a man"
"Why can't you shop in the girls section"
"How do you expect to get a boyfriend dressed like that?" (this last one is kind of funny to me though and it's a whole other story and just for the record I love my mom; she is awesome and puts up with my s**t this is like the only thing we fight about)
I have no problem with being a girl, or the the fact I like boys clothes or loving video games and bunch of other things. I'm proud of who I am but when people say this kind of stuff it just bugs me.
"You can't play with that Riley it's for boys"
"Your a girl Riley act like it"
"But blues a boys color"
"You can't wear that Riley, its boys clothes"
The thing that pisses me off most though is when I get a completely random stranger saying stuff like this to me. I'm just like "Hi excuse me I didn't know my genitals were supposed to dictated my life" The nerve of some people.
Anyway that was my little rant I guess. Sorry if it was boring or made no sense what so ever, kind of suck at these things.
Thanks for reading smile
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:03 am
I'm really thankful I don't know people who act like that... My grandparents will encourage me to buy girly clothes when I go shopping, but they're content with me buying things from the men section. My parents couldn't care less... but then again they're not very attentive. I'm pretty sure anyone in your position would feel aggravated, it's good to get those feelings out. c:
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 3:38 am
Farzine I'm really thankful I don't know people who act like that... My grandparents will encourage me to buy girly clothes when I go shopping, but they're content with me buying things from the men section. My parents couldn't care less... but then again they're not very attentive. I'm pretty sure anyone in your position would feel aggravated, it's good to get those feelings out. c: Thanks smile Yeah it is rather frustrating at times and it gets to the point of me wanting to rip my hair out sometimes but the more I hear it the less and less it bothers me. I could care less about what some stranger thinks about what I'm wearing, it just stings a little when I hear it from my mom. I know she's not trying to hurt my feeling or anything, but she's stuck in this weird mind set and it drives me nuts. I honestly don't think she cares that I like boys clothes or other 'guy' like things(Heck she compliments my outfit sometimes...which is confusing). She's just to worried about what others think about it. I guess it's where she was a tomboy to when she was growing up and she got pick on for it alot, so I guess she doesn't want that happening to me as well. Most of the things I have written in pink or blue is stuff I've heard from teachers or my friends parents...or that annoying over opinionated stranger. Anyway this reply is turning into another rant so I'll cut it off here lol
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 1:04 pm
Riley Forte Farzine I'm really thankful I don't know people who act like that... My grandparents will encourage me to buy girly clothes when I go shopping, but they're content with me buying things from the men section. My parents couldn't care less... but then again they're not very attentive. I'm pretty sure anyone in your position would feel aggravated, it's good to get those feelings out. c: Thanks smile Yeah it is rather frustrating at times and it gets to the point of me wanting to rip my hair out sometimes but the more I hear it the less and less it bothers me. I could care less about what some stranger thinks about what I'm wearing, it just stings a little when I hear it from my mom. I know she's not trying to hurt my feeling or anything, but she's stuck in this weird mind set and it drives me nuts. I honestly don't think she cares that I like boys clothes or other 'guy' like things(Heck she compliments my outfit sometimes...which is confusing). She's just to worried about what others think about it. I guess it's where she was a tomboy to when she was growing up and she got pick on for it alot, so I guess she doesn't want that happening to me as well. Most of the things I have written in pink or blue is stuff I've heard from teachers or my friends parents...or that annoying over opinionated stranger. Anyway this reply is turning into another rant so I'll cut it off here lol Oooh, so it sounds like your mom is just trying to protect you from stuff like that. My mom did that too... it took a while for me to get her to comprehend that I didn't care about others opinions as long as I enjoyed what I wore. I'd rather dress for myself, rather than dress for the people around me. It's definitely easier to just let comments like that roll off your shoulders. I used to stew about comments made my my family, because frankly, their opinion is the only one that really matters to me. >.<
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:08 pm
Farzine Riley Forte Farzine I'm really thankful I don't know people who act like that... My grandparents will encourage me to buy girly clothes when I go shopping, but they're content with me buying things from the men section. My parents couldn't care less... but then again they're not very attentive. I'm pretty sure anyone in your position would feel aggravated, it's good to get those feelings out. c: Thanks smile Yeah it is rather frustrating at times and it gets to the point of me wanting to rip my hair out sometimes but the more I hear it the less and less it bothers me. I could care less about what some stranger thinks about what I'm wearing, it just stings a little when I hear it from my mom. I know she's not trying to hurt my feeling or anything, but she's stuck in this weird mind set and it drives me nuts. I honestly don't think she cares that I like boys clothes or other 'guy' like things(Heck she compliments my outfit sometimes...which is confusing). She's just to worried about what others think about it. I guess it's where she was a tomboy to when she was growing up and she got pick on for it alot, so I guess she doesn't want that happening to me as well. Most of the things I have written in pink or blue is stuff I've heard from teachers or my friends parents...or that annoying over opinionated stranger. Anyway this reply is turning into another rant so I'll cut it off here lol Oooh, so it sounds like your mom is just trying to protect you from stuff like that. My mom did that too... it took a while for me to get her to comprehend that I didn't care about others opinions as long as I enjoyed what I wore. I'd rather dress for myself, rather than dress for the people around me. It's definitely easier to just let comments like that roll off your shoulders. I used to stew about comments made my my family, because frankly, their opinion is the only one that really matters to me. >.< My mom is slowly getting there, I have to keep reminding her that as long as I like what I wear that's all that should matter. Shes an awesome person but she gets way to hung up on what others think. Hopefully one day she'll fully understand and not give two ******** about what people, whether it's about herself or her family
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 3:43 am
I personally feel that the clothes should reflect the person. I mean if men's attire is what suits you and matches your personality than you should wear it.
Also women in men's underwear is kinda hot I think. lol
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 7:45 am
Aussie Potato girl I personally feel that the clothes should reflect the person. I mean if men's attire is what suits you and matches your personality than you should wear it. Also women in men's underwear is kinda hot I think. lol Same here I love what I wear and it makes me feel good about myself. People should start dressing for themselves instead of others, the world would be a slightly more happy place then. I agree girls in guys clothes is kinda hot lol
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:37 am
Riley Forte So yeah, not sure if this is relevant to anything but it's been bugging me alot lately. Is it just me or dose anyone else hate it when someone uses your gender to argue why you should or shouldn't like something. It's just....UGH!! It bugs me so much. Like the other day I went clothes shopping (not something I like doing for various reasons) and for once I actually found some stuff I like and I was all excited, so I showed my mom what I bought when I got home and we ended up arguing because most of the stuff I got was from the men's section and my good mood just went down the drain instantly. All I heard was "You know that's boys clothes right?""Why do you dress like that, people are going to think your a man" "Why can't you shop in the girls section""How do you expect to get a boyfriend dressed like that?" (this last one is kind of funny to me though and it's a whole other story and just for the record I love my mom; she is awesome and puts up with my s**t this is like the only thing we fight about) I have no problem with being a girl, or the the fact I like boys clothes or loving video games and bunch of other things. I'm proud of who I am but when people say this kind of stuff it just bugs me. "You can't play with that Riley it's for boys" "Your a girl Riley act like it""But blues a boys color""You can't wear that Riley, its boys clothes"The thing that pisses me off most though is when I get a completely random stranger saying stuff like this to me. I'm just like "Hi excuse me I didn't know my genitals were supposed to dictated my life" The nerve of some people. Anyway that was my little rant I guess. Sorry if it was boring or made no sense what so ever, kind of suck at these things. Thanks for reading smile I completely agree with you on this. I get this sometimes but not too often but I know other people it happens to. My brother has three sisters and he wanted to play with us when he was younger and play with our toys. It would annoy my father to no end especially because we would play dress up with him. My father, a guy who rejected me because I'm a lesbian, used to yell at us when we were younger for doing this. He would say things like: "Don't turn your brother into a girl!" or "He can't do these things because he's a boy!" and the worst "Do you want your brother to be a f*ggot when he's older?" but my brother had no problem with it and still doesn't. My brother is now 13 years old and will still let me put a wig and a blouse on him and will let me take pictures as long as he knows who I'm sending them to (which I only send them to one person and that's one of mine and my brother's best guy friend). I hate when people do things like this especially my father who had no problem with me liking to be athletic and boyish when I was age 4-10. Gender shouldn't define your life and life choices. If you want to do something, you should be allowed to do it without your gender determining. If you want to wear something, you should be allowed to wear it without people thinking that you shouldn't. People have got to realize that gender has expanded well beyond being a " girl" and being a " boy". Gender expectations and stereotypes should be eradicated. Can't we all just be considered human?(sorry for my little rant)
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:06 pm
sRAHXASc Riley Forte So yeah, not sure if this is relevant to anything but it's been bugging me alot lately. Is it just me or dose anyone else hate it when someone uses your gender to argue why you should or shouldn't like something. It's just....UGH!! It bugs me so much. Like the other day I went clothes shopping (not something I like doing for various reasons) and for once I actually found some stuff I like and I was all excited, so I showed my mom what I bought when I got home and we ended up arguing because most of the stuff I got was from the men's section and my good mood just went down the drain instantly. All I heard was "You know that's boys clothes right?""Why do you dress like that, people are going to think your a man" "Why can't you shop in the girls section""How do you expect to get a boyfriend dressed like that?" (this last one is kind of funny to me though and it's a whole other story and just for the record I love my mom; she is awesome and puts up with my s**t this is like the only thing we fight about) I have no problem with being a girl, or the the fact I like boys clothes or loving video games and bunch of other things. I'm proud of who I am but when people say this kind of stuff it just bugs me. "You can't play with that Riley it's for boys" "Your a girl Riley act like it""But blues a boys color""You can't wear that Riley, its boys clothes"The thing that pisses me off most though is when I get a completely random stranger saying stuff like this to me. I'm just like "Hi excuse me I didn't know my genitals were supposed to dictated my life" The nerve of some people. Anyway that was my little rant I guess. Sorry if it was boring or made no sense what so ever, kind of suck at these things. Thanks for reading smile I completely agree with you on this. I get this sometimes but not too often but I know other people it happens to. My brother has three sisters and he wanted to play with us when he was younger and play with our toys. It would annoy my father to no end especially because we would play dress up with him. My father, a guy who rejected me because I'm a lesbian, used to yell at us when we were younger for doing this. He would say things like: "Don't turn your brother into a girl!" or "He can't do these things because he's a boy!" and the worst "Do you want your brother to be a f*ggot when he's older?" but my brother had no problem with it and still doesn't. My brother is now 13 years old and will still let me put a wig and a blouse on him and will let me take pictures as long as he knows who I'm sending them to (which I only send them to one person and that's one of mine and my brother's best guy friend). I hate when people do things like this especially my father who had no problem with me liking to be athletic and boyish when I was age 4-10. Gender shouldn't define your life and life choices. If you want to do something, you should be allowed to do it without your gender determining. If you want to wear something, you should be allowed to wear it without people thinking that you shouldn't. People have got to realize that gender has expanded well beyond being a " girl" and being a " boy". Gender expectations and stereotypes should be eradicated. Can't we all just be considered human?(sorry for my little rant) Very well said I agree gender has evolved so much over the years and people need to learn that nothing 'Belongs' to a gender. Pink is not a 'Girls' color blue doesn't belong to boys. There just colors and nothing more. I remember one time my older brother wore a pink button down to school once and when he went to drive home at the end of the day some immature idiots wrote the word "Fa*got" on the side of his car. Maybe one day society will get past all these gender stereotypes, I mean I get it in a way; people need to put a label on you for various reason so the know who/what you are, but it still bothers me that people are so hung up on them. Heck pink wasn't always a girls color, it use to before boys and heels weren't originally designed for women either. If we can re-define gender stereotypes once we can do it again. Sorry for the rant again, seems to me a bad habit of mine. Equality for all beings
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