Gender and Emotions, Part 2
April 17th, 2008 maggie (part 1 is here. 3 and 4 coming Monday and Tueday-ish)
Mr. Kate to Maggie
I agree with you that our identities are really different, but not in any black and white way, in every way that we could mark our genders as different I think we could find a shared similar experience. Gender became emotional to me when I figured out how performative my gender was, learning that getting up and getting dressed was always going to be some kind of drag. How I present and what I wear affects my moods and emotions.
I don’t think that everyone is as emotionally connected to their gender. People get up everyday and they get dressed and yes, maybe they try on three outfits but I think there are different thought patterns behind it. Read the rest of this entry »
