• blarghly@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      There’s a difference between “I wish I had the privileges and expectations of being a boy” and “I wish I had a penis”

    • Angry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I think it’s hard for both in different ways but let’s never discount which gender by a large margin leads the suicide count

      Being a boy is lonely in ways girls will never know

      Being a girl is stressful in ways boys will never know

      Boys can handle the kinds of stresses that overwhelm girls, in a way that’s why we are here

      On the other hand, I’ve almost never met a girl who when exposed to just how needy we are on the inside doesn’t respond with at least slight disgust. Only twice have I ever seen true compassion and even then the experience was harrowing for them.