From months before we’re born we’re thrust into a pathway of social conditioning, Girls will be wrapped, nurtured and comforted in soft shades of pink, whilst boys will wake, roll and sleep in pastel blues, From this moment on our definitions of sexuality are formed, Puppy dogs tails & All things nice, these pathways are formed, laid and concreted into position and leading the way for panic stricken parents to follow via ‘how to..’ pamphlets and advice for scared ‘new parents’ from the internet.
But how much of this actually matters, sexual androgyny is commonplace nowadays, from the innocence of tomboys to the social acceptance of metrosexuality in recent years. If the guides for parenting are really as potent as we’re led to believe, Surely raising little boy pink and little girl blue will be just as effective as the hormones which come into play in our teenage years?
I know that I personally, would take offence to be considered a ‘lad’ purely due to what my opinions are of said tag, formed through my own experience of those who chose to tag themselves as the same; violent, inconsiderate, sanctimonious, arrogant.. I’m well aware of the misconceived notions within my definition, But if we are the products of the lives we’ve led prior to self-definition, I’m standing ground.
However, I still think that regardless of opinion formed through experience, of the fact that I’d revel in comments on my ‘feminine side’ rather than my masculine, that I am male, legally, sexually, physically..
I agree that with aid of surgery & medication, you are free to ‘live your life as…’ whichever sex you choose, and the freewill within our own sexual agendas is one of the most perplexing and influencial in personal decision making.
So, are we not defined by our own person, by our actions and decisions? Rather than foundations of genetics and documentation… Ideally, But acceptance of such notions may always be looped by the political and social tolerances of theological rights and legal wrongs.
