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Did you know that up to 17% of people answer polls before reading the instructions? :neocat_surprised_pika:

I want you to think about *all* the gendered expectations that exist in your culture/society/family/social group/brain.

Got 'em? Good. Now think of where those expectations differ from your experience/preference.

Now check off *all* the categories below where your experience/preference differs (or differed) from the expectation.

For example: as a little kid, I would go to a friend's house and we'd play together. Sometimes their (differently gendered) sibling was there and their parents would make us include them. I secretly liked when this happened, because it gave me the opportunity to play with both the sibling and their toys while maintaining plausible deniability. So I'd check off "friends" and "toys/games" below.

@alice I would be very grateful if anyone could share their experiences of gendered expectations around food/drink.

@ttpphd @alice I read something the other day that I had never considered consciously: Diet Coke appeals mostly to women, so Coca-Cola came up with Coke Zero, which is more male-coded.

Robert Link

@bentsukun @ttpphd @alice A pet peeve, the genderizing of EVERYTHING! Why, for example, must my choice of anti-perspirant require I affirm my gender? "Dry Idea" seemed sufficiently neutral for a long while, but the recent re-branding changed that. I still use it. One of the best products for shaving my head was also a "female" product, back when.