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  1. The Aspiring Archivist
    "But I'm just... I don't know."
  2. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I could be better, though. Much better."
  3. The Aspiring Archivist
    On that last point, I think it's important to address some conflation that tends to happen in that area. The thing is, capacity for strength is not necessarily a general trait of men. It is, however, a general trait of people who are assigned male at birth, or AMAB (you could also say biologically male or such, but I personally prefer the terms AMAB or AFAB because they imply less of something being the "normal" gender for a person. Not to mention that biological sex is, like many things, not just a binary). So since most AMAB people will go on to retain that gender identity, people tend to conflate that physical trait with men, even though men can be AFAB. Gender is an invented concept separate from such things, so really all gender roles are arbitrary, even if some come from a more observable basis. I don't know how much sense that made, but I hope it helps. Anyway, I should really sleep...
  4. The Aspiring Archivist
    "It's not your fault, or anything to do with you. I just... I'm a mess."
  5. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I feel... lost."
  6. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Okay."
  7. The Aspiring Archivist
    Cedar didn't answer, at a loss.
  8. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I don't know..."
  9. The Aspiring Archivist
    "What should we do today?"
  10. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Well, thanks."
  11. The Aspiring Archivist
    "There is."
  12. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I'm not. Are you?"
  13. The Aspiring Archivist
    He took a bite. "I don't know how I feel about it. It's very different."
  14. The Aspiring Archivist
    "... Sure."
  15. The Aspiring Archivist
    His eyes creased in a smile.
  16. The Aspiring Archivist
    I'd guess the person in that video was either joking, or they just have a unique way of identifying themself. It's not like coming up with a new label is trying to alter something fundamental about the world. Gender is a construct, and people can use it how they like. As for the second thing, it's not that they can't. But maybe they'll get looked at weird, and feel out of place. Or it just makes it easier. Either way, I don't think it's about practicality. It's about identity. This is a point I find difficult to speak on, because I am not trans, nor do I have a very concrete feeling of what identity is, at least to me. Importantly, just because your don't understand something or it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean it isn't real or valid.
  17. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Nice day, today."
  18. The Aspiring Archivist
    People changing their gender identity or having one outside of male or female is not a new thing, and genders aren't being "discovered." It's also not a utility thing, so it's not a choice people make because they think it would give them some sort of advantage. What it generally comes down to is that gender identity, gender expression, and gender roles are all societal constructs, and some people don't identify well with the gender they were assigned at birth. It's not unlike the other ways someone might change the societal prescription of themself, but the way gender tend to be viewed is much more rigid.
  19. The Aspiring Archivist
    He nodded. "Would you like me to join you?"
  20. The Aspiring Archivist
    Cedar looked a bit overwhelmed.
  21. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I... haven't."
  22. The Aspiring Archivist
    "It's nice. Very unusual..."
  23. The Aspiring Archivist
    "Certainly."
  24. The Aspiring Archivist
    "I don't know..."
  25. The Aspiring Archivist
    He stared at it for a moment, then took a bite. "That's... quite something."
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