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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: what makes you feel feminine/masculine?
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Date: Fri, 18-Oct-85 04:35:47 EDT
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> > >I feel "feminine" when I'm
> > >wearing silk, or lace; when I'm very dressed up, etc, but most
> > >especially when I'm rocking a baby to sleep.
> > 
> > I think I feel most masculine when I'm rocking a baby to sleep, or maybe just
> > happiest.
> 
> Not to criticize, but I confess I'm a little lost in this discussion. I hardly
> ever think of my actions or feelings as being "masculine" or "feminine". Maybe
> I'm just wierd.
> 					Jeff Winslow

I feel pretty much the same way, and that's why I haven't said anything on this
topic so far.  I don't attribute any of my feelings to masculinity or femininity
because I'm not organized that way.  I would even say that sex makes me feel
good but not masculine.

I'm not even sure what feeling masculine would be like: would it be an
awareness of my masculinity?  If so, maybe that's why I don't feel that way.
I have a distaste for men who who have a "look at how masculine I am" attitude,
even to the point where I wouldn't like telling myself that I am masculine: it
would feel like I was bragging to myself, which would be a worse sin than the
boasting of the overly-macho types.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
"Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent..."

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