"biofemales"? You mean "FAAB"s, "female assigned at birth"s, right?
Yeah, that's what I meant. I got my terminology confused, sorry.
is there even a term for "boys who are into 'girl things'" that's not a slur?
I don't think so, although a lot of childhood development folks tend to assume they're gay, which...argh. Because gay men all like "woman things"? I thought we were past that. Why can't kids just like what they like and we'll see either when they tell us what they are or when they grow up?
And yeah, tomboys are way less threatening to the gender standard. I know more than a few mothers who would happily let their daughters do all the "boy" things they want, but wouldn't let their sons do most "boy" things because of potential teasing and harassment, etc.
Oh god, yes. I don't know why they want to perpetuate the myth - and I think this certainly contributes to this - that these two conditions are primarily about the person's relation to their weight, that the weight somehow is the problem that needs to be addressed, rather than whatever caused this condition. It's not likely to be a lack of other dieting options.
I don't know, but I suspect they don't want to deal with the skyrocketing number of cases there would be if they take weight out of the equation. The thing is, treatment is much more likely to be successful if it starts early. :/ I guess it's less of an issue for people who pay for their treatment, but under an insurance- or state-funded system, I'm not sure how it would work--but I wouldn't be surprised if people get denied coverage for not being underweight enough, which also reinforces the idea that there isn't a problem.
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Yeah, that's what I meant. I got my terminology confused, sorry.
is there even a term for "boys who are into 'girl things'" that's not a slur?
I don't think so, although a lot of childhood development folks tend to assume they're gay, which...argh. Because gay men all like "woman things"? I thought we were past that. Why can't kids just like what they like and we'll see either when they tell us what they are or when they grow up?
And yeah, tomboys are way less threatening to the gender standard. I know more than a few mothers who would happily let their daughters do all the "boy" things they want, but wouldn't let their sons do most "boy" things because of potential teasing and harassment, etc.
Oh god, yes. I don't know why they want to perpetuate the myth - and I think this certainly contributes to this - that these two conditions are primarily about the person's relation to their weight, that the weight somehow is the problem that needs to be addressed, rather than whatever caused this condition. It's not likely to be a lack of other dieting options.
I don't know, but I suspect they don't want to deal with the skyrocketing number of cases there would be if they take weight out of the equation. The thing is, treatment is much more likely to be successful if it starts early. :/ I guess it's less of an issue for people who pay for their treatment, but under an insurance- or state-funded system, I'm not sure how it would work--but I wouldn't be surprised if people get denied coverage for not being underweight enough, which also reinforces the idea that there isn't a problem.