I burrito and a cup of tea later...
Yeah, that's much better.
In fact, there was a discussion topic I wanted to bring up for a while that was really pestering me to post it. I'll post it in the form of a question; What do you think of the roles society with a capitol S asks of you, personally?
I know this is a big, loaded question. which Society? The one you choose, the "greater society" which fluctuates heavily from place to place and culture to culture, The society your gender or race or sexuality expects from you? Is the word "Demand" too strong a word?" Is it something that suits you? Do you rebel? Do you want it to change?...
...as you can probably tell, I already have personal opinions on the subject. I'll try to encapsulate them as briefly as possible, but be warned: I ramble like a Thing What Rambles... In general, I find Midwestern Society with a capital S way too restricting, too shallow, and too hypocritical. I run into some kind of disapproval almost daily for not fitting neatly into the categories that this society expects me to...very basic categories that immediately mark me as "outsider, possibly weird, might have too many cats in her house." (Okay, granted I work in a weird place.) I really wish there was more wiggle-room for more kinds of honest expression, and I fear our political climate lately is doing it's best to lock up what's left of that expression nice and tight for as long as it can, any way it can.
Especially when it comes to things like sexuality, politcal viewpoints, etcetra. It really bothers me how much of that seems to be enforced more and more ecomonically these days...
Anyway, enough about me. What are your thoughts?
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