femininity is the essence of being female; and in this day and age it encompasses a wide range of physical and emotional and behavioral attributes. from the delicate "girliness" we generally associate with the term to overstepping androgynity and into the territory of "masculinity," whose character is noticeably more conservative and rigid in comparison to his sister counterpart. The boundlessness femininity has achieved --though confusing--is undoubtedly liberating. Should we allow masculinity the same fluidity it will not only enable the same freedom of expression, but ultimately allow the gradual erasure of hampering stereotypes* for the benefit of both (all) genders.
* Yes, I do not think all stereotypes are harmful. Or rather, I do think some (or maybe all) are formed from some degree of truth (or the perception of it). And to continue beating the dead horse, I do not think it is effective to blame the stereotypes; instead we must figure out WHY they arise. Because always the disease never the symptoms, right?? (that second question mark was extremely neccessary).
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