Talk:Gender role: Difference between revisions

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:I agree. So let's say that there are only 2 stereotypical gender roles, male and female. We subdivide these into adult versions and child versions. Then, an effeminate man is someone who doesn't fit into the stereotypical adult male gender role. Similarly with tomboy, sissy, and "virago" (whatever that is). [[User:GGano|GGano]] 15:19, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)

::It's always been my understanding that, at least in modern Western societies, there are only two commonly recognized gender roles and only two commonly recognized genders: male and female. Isn't that the general thrust of [[heteronormativity]]? All the rest, effeminate men, tomboys, (BTW virago is a non-PC term I suggest we avoid) are special cases of individuals not matching the expected gender role for their sex. This doesn't seem like it needs to be such a long and complicated article...and I certainly do not just mean Patrick0Moran's edits. This article has been sloppy for a long time and it's a prime example, IMHO, of one of those rare articles here that needs massive trimming rather than growth. So, my suggestion in this case would be, Patrick and GGano, if you agree, do you think either or both of you could suggest places to trim? Perhaps the answer here is a skillful editing process, not lengthy enumerations. Could whittling down to the basic facts and relegated the special text on tomboy to the tomboy article, etc., solve things for both of you? *fingers crossed* (P.S. It’s a really neat thing that the two of you have been able to disagree over this and still keep things civil, rather than resort to an edit war and name-calling.) [[User:Next Paige|Paige]] 16:02, 30 Sep 2003 (UTC)