1. The philosophy of a tomboy
What is really discovered about each of us at that point is not our gender, but simply our sex. ... The two gender categories are, in other words, also interdependent: the idea of "feminine" behaviour says as much about how men are not supposed to act as it does about how women are supposed to act. ... Some such deviations result in the labels "tomboy" (as distinct from girl), "mama's boy" (as distinct from boy), and "butch woman" and "effeminate man." ... Number five - a "tomboy" - a girl who behaves like a stereotypical boy. Number six - a "sissy" - a boy who behaves like a stereot...
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