AS and being androgynous

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AnnaLemma
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18 Sep 2008, 2:09 pm

Wow, I really resonate with this post, irishwhistle! And love the sig!

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18 Sep 2008, 2:13 pm

Also, someone needs to point out that the "extreme male mind" thing is not a prominent theory of anything; it's a layman's explanation of what autism is like. It has some merit but is not strictly correct.

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18 Sep 2008, 2:25 pm

I am. Yeah, I know I'm different but i'm happily me. I never been quite comfortable with general guy stereotypes. I'm never been officially diagnosed as having asperger's though I do have some of the traits I think. Right now, I'm exactly sure how do describe why I consider myself androgynous. Maybe its because I like shopping, when i dress and mix and match guys and girls clothes, I dance too.

What I'd like is to have other people to discuss this with. Hit me up on Yahoo Messenger, I'm jutty04901. However, if your a pervert, don't bother with me. I'm very uncomfortable with those types.

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18 Sep 2008, 2:25 pm

WurdBendur wrote:

I disprove the theory daily, which I believe I said in my earlier post. I just meant it's how a lot of people describe AS, but yet it's not me at all. I may have lent it too much credence by using the phrase "Prominent Theory"

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18 Sep 2008, 3:54 pm

Firefox said:

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Are aspies androgynous?

Are you? (for example and just curious)

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18 Sep 2008, 8:30 pm

I've always felt gender and associated expected patterns of behavior to be silly. I do what I want, regardless of whether other people think it accurately matches the things between my legs and on my chest or not. If I like it and it doesn't hurt anyone, that's what's important. Not outdated stereotypes that should've died back in the 50s.

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18 Sep 2008, 8:34 pm

BokeKaeru wrote:

If the stereotypes are still around in 2008, obviously they're not outdated. I rather like the gender binary. It's what I'm used to.

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18 Sep 2008, 8:35 pm

I don't know about that. I consider myself more of a manly man. But yeah, I have seem a few aspies (assumed aspies at least) who are like that.

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18 Sep 2008, 8:37 pm

I enjoy being a man and I enjoy the occasional machismo moments. :wink:

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18 Sep 2008, 8:51 pm

Hmmm...do not know. In my head I am a guy but I am happy to be, and look like, a gal on the outside. I think I act feminine, but have trouble relating to other women. I'm just fine with the term 'weird'.

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18 Sep 2008, 8:58 pm

I've been told more than once I'd be beautiful as a girl (before the facial hair turned to steel wool lol)

I was never able to feel it though... being 6'6" makes it hard to feel feminine...

Machismo was never my forte either, but thats what I was forced to learn to emulate.

I've been pretending so long I don't remember what's underneath any more.

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19 Sep 2008, 4:54 am

Wow, yes, I'd like to join the irishwhistle appreciation soc. She said a LOT of what I'd like to. Only tons better. :salut:

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19 Sep 2008, 5:09 am

I find that I'm not androgynous, myself, but my mother is. I'm kind of fascinated by androgyny, and I agree with those who said the gender patterns imposed by society are tired. I prefer more blurring of the 'line'.

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19 Sep 2008, 7:44 am

I prefer not to blur the line. I prefer the line to be fantastically clear.

I like my homosexuals flaming.

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19 Sep 2008, 8:25 am

well I am a man and I'm more sensitive than most. But there is nothing wrong with that at least I dont wear lipstick and run around with pants tighter than females wear :wink: I'd have to say with the rising popularity in heterosexuals we couldnt have picked a better time in history to be androgynous :lol:

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19 Sep 2008, 9:34 am

slowmutant wrote:

I prefer not to blur the line. I prefer the line to be fantastically clear.

I like my homosexuals flaming.

So, you admit you like the bumsex?

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