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originally posted by: watchitburn
a reply to: ChaoticOrder
I didn't say anything derogatory, at least it wasn't meant that way.
But the OP did state that there are two separate people living in their mind. So whatever the "official" terminology for multiple personality disorder is, that's what it sounds like to me.
You essentially said the OP must be mentally ill, the very first reply when they were just trying to express how they feel, using a totally made up medical condition none the less. You meant exactly what you wanted to you mean and we both know why it was distasteful.
I think to some degree we all know what that feels like, we project a person that isn't truly who we are on the inside if we're being completely honest with ourselves.
originally posted by: watchitburn
That's interesting, but what you're calling bi-gendered sounds a lot like disassociative schizophrenia.
originally posted by: onequestion
im trying to wrap my tiny brain around this topic.
So, were you born with a V or a D?
and
Do you identify as both male and female because you have identified both male and female or masculine and feminine personality traits?
oh one more
Do you believe there is a difference between men and women?
originally posted by: Deaf Alien
a reply to: new_here
Do you know what intersex means?
originally posted by: circlemaker
When I was 4 I wanted to play with the girls on the playground. I wasn't accepted. I didn't want to play with the boys. I saw how they played... more aggressive, loud, and there was a pecking order.
Yes I believe there's a difference between male/female, at least on a general level. I saw some of the differences right there on that playground. But our peers (society) also define what is masculine and feminine. Boys/men are supposed to embody the masculine aspects, etc. Rather than throwing out everything about me that didn't match my body I embraced it. For example I'm extremely maternal. Such a thing is not very acceptable in a man. So this trait is contained in my feminine aspect.
originally posted by: Vector99
originally posted by: watchitburn
That's interesting, but what you're calling bi-gendered sounds a lot like disassociative schizophrenia.
Why is that? There's bisexual individuals, why not bigendered? Are bisexuals also schizo's?
originally posted by: Deaf Alien
a reply to: new_here
The point is that intersex people have BOTH PHYSICAL organs. As in both male and female organs. More or less.
thats a great explaination
originally posted by: MysticPearl
Seems to me the argument of being a female trapped in a male's body is actually incredibly sexist.
The confusion stems from what you and society believe are normal male thoughts or mannerisms or interests or what a man is supposed to be, and that's what causes the confusion.
Who's to say some men don't identify more with what society thinks females tend to identify with? Why does being a guy who identifies with more feminine traits make you a female trapped in a male's body? Why doesn't it make you just a guy who trends more towards female traits?
It's as if society is telling people because you're trapped in a male's body but have feminine characteristics, you're not normal and must actually be a female.
Some gay men are incredibly feminine, feel far more comfortable around women, do their hair and nails and dress as women would and have clear feminine characteristics, on top of having zero sexual interest in women. Why are they billed as just a gay man rather than a woman trapped in a males body? I'd go as far to say as some who think they're transgendered are actually homosexual but can't bring themselves to accept it. It's more confusion than anything as society has told them how a male or female should act.
originally posted by: Deaf Alien
a reply to: new_here
Oh ok. I was just saying that the intersex people can claim "bi-gendered" and able to prove it! Get it?
originally posted by: schuyler
Basically you either have an X chromosome in every cell of your body or you do not. If you do and pretend you do not, or if you do not and pretend you do, you're simply an imposter. Your "feelings" are beside the point. You're still faking it. There's nothing "phobic" about pointing out this plain fact. You can accept it or don't. If you don't, that's your problem, not anybody else's.
originally posted by: whyamIhere
originally posted by: Vector99
originally posted by: watchitburn
That's interesting, but what you're calling bi-gendered sounds a lot like disassociative schizophrenia.
Why is that? There's bisexual individuals, why not bigendered? Are bisexuals also schizo's?
Instead of dividing humans over every single difference.
Let's unite on what we have in common.