What Gender Roles do you not ascribe to?

[Belaam]

I'm male. Happily married, two daughters.

Sports, particularly baseball, bore me to tears. I'll play with friends occasionally, but watching other people play sports has zero appeal for me.

I enjoy cooking. Not just grilling. ;p

Am better with our sewing machine than my wife and it's her machine. Made our eldest daughter's curtains, bedding and cosplay... pardon me Haloween costumes.

I'll occasionally tear up at a movie or book.

Definitely enjoy some musicals. Les Miz, Rent, Phantom, not so much Rogers and Hammerstein.

Stage productions of all sorts, particularly when they mesh with my geeky side. There is a stage production out there of Douglas Adams' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and it is AWESOME.


That said, I'm also actively trying to break gender roles for my daughter. Bought her a skateboard at 3. Will teach her to shoot when she hits middle school (that's when my mom taught me). Hope to get her into any martial arts dojo that includes sparring. Also plan to teach her plumbing/electrical and woodworking skills. Which is a little funny as I learned most of my own carpentry skills from the set construction crew of the theater department at an all girls college. (they were building sets over the summer, I was dating one of them and ended out putting like 100 hours into building an Off-Broadway set)

 

[FrostyChick]

Well, I'm a girl. (incase you haven't already guessed)

My room is almost always a tip.
I dislike using my phone.
Apart from the clothes strewn over the floor you would never guess my room belonged to a female.
I swear like a sailor.
I have a dirty mind, worse than most guys I know.
I dislike being in public places.
I generally get irritable when around people for extended periods of time.
I HATE being domestic with a burning passion.
I don't like children all that much.
I very rarely let emotions show.
I generally keep things to myself, unless someone has to know.
I find the male form disgusting and repulsive.
I'm sexually attracted to women.

 

[Kimarous]

Straight male, age 22:
- I like cute things.
- I like children.
- I don't like sports.
- I abstain from alcohol.
- I often pee sitting down.
- I'm not physically strong.
- I have no interest in cars.
- I don't like being the driver.
- I have no problem asking for directions.
- I'm a very huggy person (at least with family).

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

I don't like sports. I love mario games. I love puppies. I enjoy cooking and cleaning. I don't drink, hate alcohol. I don't smoke, weak lungs. I love musical theater. Probably more, but I can do it all and still be straight. Who knew?

Geez, and I haven't met a guy like you why?

On topic (please note, I am of the female gender):
- My room regularly looks like a tornado ran through it- clothes and various crap everywhere. I hate cleaning.
- I hate talking on the phone for long periods of time.
- I love sports, especially American football and soccer. (Baseball is annoying, though.)
- I have an amazingly dirty mind.
- I swear like a sailor.
- I'm almost never emotional; I'm usually the most logical of my (mostly male) group of friends.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there's other things.

Marry me?

I feel so honored! I've been proposed to on the Escapist. ...Now if only guys in real life would appreciate my lack of uber-femininity.

 

[sansamour14]

I love guns, cars, gaming, military hardware (jets tanks stuff like that) some sports (D1GP Formula1 and Le Mans and some soccer)
As for music mostly alternative rock ,some metal, lots of techno and also cello and piano.

That being said i also like men, anime(BL and yuri aswell), cute things, a good romance story (screw u twilight) im also a cat person . Only thing i fear is needles and running out of Monster.

Dont knwo wat gender role i would fit into im not manly or feminine in my opinion and im very antisocial so no one ever knows wat im into i always keep ppl in the dark about my sexuality cuz its fun seeing their "lolwat" expression when they realize im not into chicks.

Oh im a guy btw

 

[Luke3184]

I don't like sports. I love mario games. I love puppies. I enjoy cooking and cleaning. I don't drink, hate alcohol. I don't smoke, weak lungs. I love musical theater. Probably more, but I can do it all and still be straight. Who knew?

Geez, and I haven't met a guy like you why?

On topic (please note, I am of the female gender):
- My room regularly looks like a tornado ran through it- clothes and various crap everywhere. I hate cleaning.
- I hate talking on the phone for long periods of time.
- I love sports, especially American football and soccer. (Baseball is annoying, though.)
- I have an amazingly dirty mind.
- I swear like a sailor.
- I'm almost never emotional; I'm usually the most logical of my (mostly male) group of friends.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there's other things.

Marry me?

I feel so honored! I've been proposed to on the Escapist. ...Now if only guys in real life would appreciate my lack of uber-femininity.

You're not meeting the right men, although I think it's the sailor swearing that really di it for me.

On topic: Where to begin...
1) I have a weird thing about my hair
2) I'm studying drama, and I'm very good at effeminate roles... For some reason...
3) Show me an engine, I'll show you a book, then go and read it.
4) Mindless violence just irritates me
5) Pointless male posturing does as well
6) I'd rather play an obscure platforming game than a guns out man fest
7) I despise football, it's dull to watch, play and sing about
8) I like emotional heart to hearts
9) I prefer long term relationships over one nightstands
10) Many more... But I shall not clog up the forum


(I have a horrible feeling that if Liberal Squirrel does accept I may swiftly be made her ***** D

 

[SillyBear]

I like football. I guess that's it? I like beer too.

 

[DoctorFrankenStein]

I'm an extremely dominant female that can turn almost anything my [male] partner says into a filthy sexual innuendo.
I hate cleaning.
I detest children and will not be having any. [I'm 33, my mom can get over it.]
I loathe dresses/heels/pantyhose/bras. I actually prefer to wear almost nothing around the house. [Just boxers or a sarong around my waist.]
I like to game but these days I mostly watch Spirit play while I work on other things. My poor PS2 is out for repairs, and just about all our Xbox360 games are FPS's that belong to my partner Spirit. [I prefer 2D fighters, platforming and 3rd person linear/sandbox games.]

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

Marry me?

I feel so honored! I've been proposed to on the Escapist. ...Now if only guys in real life would appreciate my lack of uber-femininity.

You're not meeting the right men, although I think it's the sailor swearing that really di it for me.

On topic: Where to begin...
1) I have a weird thing about my hair
2) I'm studying drama, and I'm very good at effeminate roles... For some reason...
3) Show me an engine, I'll show you a book, then go and read it.
4) Mindless violence just irritates me
5) Pointless male posturing does as well
6) I'd rather play an obscure platforming game than a guns out man fest
7) I despise football, it's dull to watch, play and sing about
8) I like emotional heart to hearts
9) I prefer long term relationships over one nightstands
10) Many more... But I shall not clog up the forum


(I have a horrible feeling that if Liberal Squirrel does accept I may swiftly be made her ***** D

Aw, you sound adorable. A guy who enjoys books, obscure platforming games, and is actually interested in a long term relationship? And studying drama? I may be averse to marrying strange men that I meet on a gaming website, but I will friend you.

And yes, I have a feeling you would indeed be made my *****. ;P

 

[Zeema]

i Sit down on the toilet, don't drink/smoke and Don't Swear.

and im a Male

 

[The Lesbian Flower]

I'm a lady and I want to be a soldier.

 

[Luke3184]

Marry me?

I feel so honored! I've been proposed to on the Escapist. ...Now if only guys in real life would appreciate my lack of uber-femininity.

You're not meeting the right men, although I think it's the sailor swearing that really di it for me.

On topic: Where to begin...
1) I have a weird thing about my hair
2) I'm studying drama, and I'm very good at effeminate roles... For some reason...
3) Show me an engine, I'll show you a book, then go and read it.
4) Mindless violence just irritates me
5) Pointless male posturing does as well
6) I'd rather play an obscure platforming game than a guns out man fest
7) I despise football, it's dull to watch, play and sing about
8) I like emotional heart to hearts
9) I prefer long term relationships over one nightstands
10) Many more... But I shall not clog up the forum


(I have a horrible feeling that if Liberal Squirrel does accept I may swiftly be made her ***** D

Aw, you sound adorable. A guy who enjoys books, obscure platforming games, and is actually interested in a long term relationship? And studying drama? I may be averse to marrying strange men that I meet on a gaming website, but I will friend you.

And yes, I have a feeling you would indeed be made my *****. ;P

I can live with being bitchified as long as I get a new book a week and a good quality hair drier...

 

[LiberalSquirrel]

Aw, you sound adorable. A guy who enjoys books, obscure platforming games, and is actually interested in a long term relationship? And studying drama? I may be averse to marrying strange men that I meet on a gaming website, but I will friend you.

And yes, I have a feeling you would indeed be made my *****. ;P

I can live with being bitchified as long as I get a new book a week and a good quality hair drier...

Well, that post was very applicable to this thread. XD

But we should probably stop using this thread as a medium to converse about vaguely unrelated topics. 'Tis impolite to thread derail.

 

[Chasing-The-Light]

I'm really not very emotional, and have been called 'robotic' on many occasions.
I'm not the clingy type of girl.
I don't really like pink or cute outfits or anything...
Though I do like to shop, my ideal shopping day would be for games and music and electronics over anything else.

... I could go on. ^^;

 

[Jedoro]

I hate beer, hate sports, enjoy cooking...and that's all I can think of.

 

[BrailleOperatic]

I'm male.

I'm also non-aggressive, unathletic, a good cook, artistic, a snappy dresser, unhappy in dirt, and am an all around princess.

My girlfriend thinks it's hilarious.

 

[HeroKing89]

Male here and i think it would be quicker to list the things that i am that are masculine.

I enjoy a good debate/discussion although i abhor arguing and... I enjoy video games? Honestly i'm a fairly mixed bag and i don't really ascribe myself to typical gender norms.

I love cute things. I gush anytime my girlfriend gives me a flower or a stuffed animal. I cry quite frequently and tend to wear my emotions on my sleeves unless i'm angry. Then i just become stoic more often then not. I hate violence of any kind, i don't like sports that much but i sometimes find some intriguing. I'm not into cars either although i do have some favorites. I'm about as handy around the house as an Allen wrench. At least I know what an Allen wrench is. I like the color pink although my favorite color is green. I think thats all i can think of. Beer is ok... i have a taste whenever my girlfriend has one but i rarely have my own. I prefer margaritas though and things of that nature.

 

[FreakSheet]

Well, I'm a man, yet I don't sweat bullets, nor eat axes.

I do enjoy bright explosions however.

 

[hurfdurp]

For example, I think Before Sunrise [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112471/] is an absolutely beautiful movie.

That movie ;_;. There is a sequel P.S.

Uhh, I dunno. I'm not very sociable and I have very little tact, which are normally my people's greatest skills. I actively watch live fighting game tournaments/play games which makes my family ridicule me (i.e. this is your LIFE?!). I live in my pajamas. I'm pretty low-key. I jokingly boast about bowel movements etc. I can be crude. I don't like sweets that much, so ice-cream can't console me. Had to do wedding photos recently, I was the only one who didn't cross their legs, oops. It didn't even occur to me.

 

[FaceFaceFace]

I hate sports, am weak and scrawny, know little to nothing about cars, and have a girlfriend who can pick me up and carry me around like a baby (while I can barely lift her up for more than a second).