• SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    It’s not normal for a boy to think “of course I would rather be a girl who wouldn’t want to be a girl?”

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          3 days ago

          There’s a difference between “I wish I had the privileges and expectations of being a boy” and “I wish I had a penis”

        • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
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          2 days ago

          I think it’s hard for both in different ways but let’s never discount which gender by a large margin leads the suicide count

          Being a boy is lonely in ways girls will never know

          Being a girl is stressful in ways boys will never know

          Boys can handle the kinds of stresses that overwhelm girls, in a way that’s why we are here

          On the other hand, I’ve almost never met a girl who when exposed to just how needy we are on the inside doesn’t respond with at least slight disgust. Only twice have I ever seen true compassion and even then the experience was harrowing for them.