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Originally Posted by Darth Denkay
I saw myself "evolving," as though butch was just the starting point for something bigger and better....
Without being conscious of it, I was completely buying into a butch hierarchy....
There seems to be an unspoken understanding that a butch should 'evolve' into something...more specific. And that ideally that "evolution" should include moving towards a more masculine identity, because that is better than just butch.
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Pronouns are a matter of preference and a way to demonstrate respect to each other, but they are not the core issue, as Darth eloquently demonstrates with his post.
The above statements are key in terms of what I think of as a
core issues in the community - valuing male over female, man over woman, therefore Butch becomes a "starting point" on a journey, inevitably, towards male identity. God - that is painful to even type. It is so totally negating of butch as a whole identity, as a valid
female identity. But I think, sadly, it is common. It can be almost unconscious, but it is deeply rooted.
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