androgyny is all about flexibility and not about rigidity. it is a free flow of a person as he/she is and not as he/she should be. what matters the most is that if a person is comfortable in the skin that he/she is in.
in the last post we had a talk about how can a few androgynous people behave in public. there may be times when such behavior is not tolerated. specially in a society that is divided on the basis of very rigid gender roles. it may not be a very good idea for a women to have short hair, to drink and smoke. even if she does so successfully, there are ample chances that she will be taken first as a rebel and then as an easy target. yes, an easy target for jokes as well as the sexual fantasy to men who cannot enjoy her company otherwise. and this mentality, of taking and alternative lifestyle as an opposing lifestyle brings about many many complex situations to the girl.
on the other hand, in a society where 'boys don't cry' is a ruling phrase it might be equally difficult for a man to express himself openly. if he does so, he is challenging the norms of manliness and in turn bringing shame to his people. in the end, either this male becomes an easy target again or he has to adopt a false cloak of the so-called manly attire just to fit in.
Long ago i read about sexual and asexual reproduction in the biology class. asexual reproduction, which happens in the case of division of the cell nucleus in to two or many identities is certainly not as good an option as sexual reproduction. sexual reproduction gives the species a chance to create similar organisms. yes, they are similar and not identical. which means that they can live better in case of an epidemic and at least some would have a chance to survive because of the slight difference in each one of them. hence, each generation come sup with newer combination of genes and better chances of survival.
in such cases, if i view the gender rigid society with the same spectacle, m sure that the people who can swing both ways or who are in touch with both their male and female sides have a better rate of survival as compared to those who don't. even studies have shown that there are two sides of the brain. if we use them both in proper ratios we are better off as compared to others and if if we use only one side more than the other, it is evident that we will be more confused in a perplexed situation.
The atma has nothing to do with being male or female. it is genderless, sexless, omnipotent and omnipresent. then why waste time on making differentiation according to the genitals. lets be a part of a better world. More about the atma, in the next post.
in the last post we had a talk about how can a few androgynous people behave in public. there may be times when such behavior is not tolerated. specially in a society that is divided on the basis of very rigid gender roles. it may not be a very good idea for a women to have short hair, to drink and smoke. even if she does so successfully, there are ample chances that she will be taken first as a rebel and then as an easy target. yes, an easy target for jokes as well as the sexual fantasy to men who cannot enjoy her company otherwise. and this mentality, of taking and alternative lifestyle as an opposing lifestyle brings about many many complex situations to the girl.
on the other hand, in a society where 'boys don't cry' is a ruling phrase it might be equally difficult for a man to express himself openly. if he does so, he is challenging the norms of manliness and in turn bringing shame to his people. in the end, either this male becomes an easy target again or he has to adopt a false cloak of the so-called manly attire just to fit in.
Long ago i read about sexual and asexual reproduction in the biology class. asexual reproduction, which happens in the case of division of the cell nucleus in to two or many identities is certainly not as good an option as sexual reproduction. sexual reproduction gives the species a chance to create similar organisms. yes, they are similar and not identical. which means that they can live better in case of an epidemic and at least some would have a chance to survive because of the slight difference in each one of them. hence, each generation come sup with newer combination of genes and better chances of survival.
in such cases, if i view the gender rigid society with the same spectacle, m sure that the people who can swing both ways or who are in touch with both their male and female sides have a better rate of survival as compared to those who don't. even studies have shown that there are two sides of the brain. if we use them both in proper ratios we are better off as compared to others and if if we use only one side more than the other, it is evident that we will be more confused in a perplexed situation.
The atma has nothing to do with being male or female. it is genderless, sexless, omnipotent and omnipresent. then why waste time on making differentiation according to the genitals. lets be a part of a better world. More about the atma, in the next post.
