cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/43713029
Some idiot told me that I don’t talk like a woman, that I talk like a man. Not that my voice sounds masculine (it doesn’t) but that I “use masculine words or phrases” what the fuck does that even mean?
If there’s a better community to post this please let me know and I’ll delete this and post it again there.
Edit: They aren’t a man, they’re a woman. She definitely gave off the JK Rowling TERF vibes though.
Crossposted this here just in case anyone here has anything to add the the other community didn’t say. I know trans experiences can bring new perspectives.
Oh hell yeah! On each side of my family, we’ve got Irish and Scots-Irish ancestry. The women in our family are fairly well known for “plain speaking”. Or, in the case of chauvinists and misogynists, not knowing their place. One particular branch, there’s a reputation for it enough that “sounding like a last name” is a local saying.
From what I’ve seen in documentaries and on YouTube, it very likely is something that’s been passed down