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[aurathread]

[It's been bothering him more and more lately, even though he's tried to push away his old memories. It doesn't seem to matter here, but... he still has to ask. He's just glad there's an anonymous text function on this thing.]

So I've been wondering. Does being a guy or girl change anything in your world? Like, do they get treated differently? Do some people not want one or the other? What do they do if they get a kid of the gender they don't want?

Don't get stupid and start flame wars or something here. I'm just asking.

[That should do it.]

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[dontrunawayfromliving]

no such thing as an 'unwanted kid' where i'm from

but like 90% of humanity's dead, so...guess it might be different in other places

sorry i couldn't be more help

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[aurathread]

I guess that would make a difference. But it's weird to think of no one being unwanted.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

oh, there are people that nobody wants around, sure

it's just...i dunno, most people that have kids don't have time to worry about gender

they worry about whether or not they'll get eaten before they grow up

[aurathread]

Oh. I guess that makes sense.

[dontrunawayfromliving]

like i said, sorry

mnot very helpful, huh

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[electricyousei]

People will always have preference, either for personal reasons no matter how stupid. In society, on Earth there is generally no difference other than a few cultural ones. On Jupiter, their culture is somewhat sexist and they're getting over it.

That being said, I think people raise children as children. They are still genetically linked and just throwing a person away is terrible.

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[aurathread]

But it still happens, right?

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[electricyousei]

As long as humanity exists there will be terrible people. There will also be good people.

anon; text

[aurathread]

It's hard to find good people sometimes, though.

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[electricyousei]

That can be very true. Still you shouldn't give up looking.

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[stridercentric]

differs per country actually. theres hellholes like china where it makes a whole world of difference. like if you get a girl your whole family shames you for it. means theres a 50% chance of being shamed so thats kinda a raw deal for everyone.

it aint as bad in texas. i hear theres some prejudice that girls cant bbq their steaks as well as dudes but i aint ever seen that in action. pretty sure bbq skills are defined by practice not chromosomes.

idk i think its bullshit. i think its gotta be the same in every country and people should stop being pissy about that sorta thing. who gives a fuck what your gender is? ive seen some hella manly girls and some hella feminine dudes. all cool people. they be dope.

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[aurathread]

Some people are stupid, though. They only think about what they want and when they don't get a kid of the gender they want they act really badly towards them. It's hard to know what to do with those kinds of people.

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[stridercentric]

man. sometimes i think they oughta spend a day stuck in the gender they hate. and then be harassed by a fucking endless line of assholes just like them.

but yknow. thats just wishful thinking. aint no such thing as genderswapping karma magic im pretty sure.

anon; text

[aurathread]

Yeah. And on the internet or in an MMO, no one knows what gender you are IRL. That helps a little, though not for the people offline.

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[stridercentric]

eh. it helps a little but not enough. you use a girl avatar in an mmo? you can bet theres a dick or two throwin smutty comments your way.

[This may or may not come from personal experience.]

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[themortalhalf]

Guess it depends on where you go. Cultures have different mentalities.

Might get treated different, I guess. Guys get told to not cry and girls are told to dress pretty and shit. But for the most part I don't think people are assholes about it.

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[aurathread]

There's always some people who will be, though.

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[themortalhalf]

Yeah. But that's true of just about every damn issue that's out there. Doubt there's a world that exists that doesn't have cracks running through it.

anon; text

[aurathread]

I don't know what to do about those kind of people, though.

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[themortalhalf]

Don't waste your time dealing with them, that's what.

[virtualbirdwatching]

To be honest, I'm not really sure. I faced a lot because of my own parents because of the way I act, but I think if I was a boy they'd find some other reason to dislike me.

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[aurathread]

Parents can be the worst. They're supposed to protect you, but then they go and hurt you.

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[virtualbirdwatching]

I can't remember a time they've been supportive of me. They didn't even try to understand, but it doesn't matter what they think of me anymore.

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[aurathread]

Doesn't it? I mean... if you're living with them, it's hard for it to not matter.

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[virtualbirdwatching]

I'm sure it will be... I only decided it didn't after I'd been here for some time.