so true, i think ppl frame men and women’s supposedly innate qualities as both good and complementary to make it seem like gender is a binary (like u said, yin and yang) rather than a hierarchy
Totally! I feel like it’s not always malicious too, like hierarchy isn’t always the intended outcome per se. But in the end, I think viewing life through arbitrary binaries is bound to leave many folks out of the equation and create a hierarchical outcome.
yin and yang being equated with “divine femininity” and “divine masculinity” is so painfully heteronormative lol.
so true, i think ppl frame men and women’s supposedly innate qualities as both good and complementary to make it seem like gender is a binary (like u said, yin and yang) rather than a hierarchy
Totally! I feel like it’s not always malicious too, like hierarchy isn’t always the intended outcome per se. But in the end, I think viewing life through arbitrary binaries is bound to leave many folks out of the equation and create a hierarchical outcome.