Gendered personality traits in society

[ismnotwasm]

5. And I'm aggressive to assertive, neither modest or shy

Swear far better than a sailor, am physically very strong.

I also isolate, read tons, hate cooking and cleaning love gardening

In other words, I'm a mix and match of traits that make me, well me.

People are surprised at how old I am because I laugh loudly, walk quickly and interact easily with people of any age.

My husband has a number of so called masculine traits, yet he is kind, caring, and adorable.

I have a number of so called feminine traits, yet I fall short in certain areas where he has them

So, that's why we say gender is a social construct, and more, gender expectations are a social construct. If a man seems "feminine" or even gentle, in anyway, people start wondering if he Is 'gay'-- which is bigotry, as many Gay men exhibit 'masculine traits. If a women cuts her hair short, same thing.

The place to begin, IMO is Gay rights, passing the ERA for women, allowing people to self decorate the way they want, female or male-- or not at all--slowly accepting that genders seen to lie on a continuum rather than this Tarzan/Jane crap (although Jane was kind of a badass) will allow society to break free of the gendered chains we wear. There will always be your standard types, but anyone outside of that type won't be the norm, or have their sexuality questioned. We have a long way to go.