r/Nonbinaryteens • u/Annual-Antelope3314 • 16d ago

Discussion Why I believe I am non-binary

I believe I am non-binary since I just don't understand the gender of things my usual reaction to someone telling me something is for boys or for girls is usually "what do I care if it's for boys or for girls I just care if I like it or not" like it doesn't make sense whu I should limit myself to things of a certain gender only. Like it is genuinely infuriating sometimes how much people apply gender to things. I feel like we'd be better off as a society if gender wasn't a thing and everyone just did what they wanted. Like why the hell should I care if it's a boy's hairbrush or a girl's hairbrush it does the exact same thing except one is pink and the other is blue. Which doesn't make sense either since they are literally just colours. I would be so much happier if people didn't try to assign a gender to me and just let me be myself. Like yes maybe I wanna wear a denim maxi skirt with a cool punk shirt.

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u/LostFromLight25 15d ago

yeah same i think. only im socially to incompetent to realize deeply what is “girl stuff” and what is “boy stuff” (of course i know to some degree but like when it comes to clothing (the more casual one) i often actually fail to see the difference). but yes i also think everyone should just what they want. actually realizing my gender helped me a lot with achieving this but tbf the fact that i wear “boy clothes” is and always was only because it is the most comfortable. also yes i also had this kind of mindset for a longer time, for example i have long hair that i wear in a ponytail (amab) and always thought “why should this be an ‘only girls thing’, i like it”

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u/Annual-Antelope3314 15d ago

Like fr, like if something isn't specifically labeled as for boys or for girls I wouldn't be able to tell half the time and the time's I can tell is because it's painfully obvious.