This kind of throws me into a bit of curiosity. I'm a bit effeminate. Not girly in the sense of wanting to be a girl or being a girl or anything, but I can't see myself as being all that masculine and there are a lot of gender roles I probably don't fit. On both sides.
So, could I be called Nahdlee even though I'm biologically female, mentally male, but a bit more effeminate than most guys might be (or more openly effeminate- I'm very comfortable with my sexuality)? o_O Or could I just say "dammit, here's the body I want. I ain't changing how I'm acting to fit what people think that body should act, and labels just give me a headache"
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effeminate is one of those words I have always not liked. It assumes there is something wrong with the boy, in that he's weak. It seems that it's an insult and a disadvantage rather than just being a characteristic. Why not use the word feminine? That's a neutral word and doesn't come with the negative connotations of effeminate.
Some girls can be masculine but guys who are feminine are called effeminate? :-S
Well, to start with, I apparently don't know any modern connotations of any freaking word. I dunno, I just like the way effeminate sounds for some reason.
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