“Of course, gender is not irrelevant, and probably never will be, unless everyone in the world acknowledges that they are at least a little bisexual. But enough about my personal idea of Utopia.”

made me laugh my ass off. So subtle, yet so perfect.

From a psychological point of view, gender is actually quite relevant. Why else would a man who feels like a woman (gender) trapped inside of a man’s body (sex) feel so encumbered by his sex that he would spend huge amounts of time and money to become the sex that matches his gender?

Gender is a very important, very complex part of an individual’s personality, whether that gender identification is masculine, feminine, or androgenous.

Also, the fact that you’re not FOR women anymore than you’re FAR men basically makes you the best brand of feminist ;) The kind that aren’t psycho and actually want EQUALITY. Some feminists try to set women on a pedestal, but one’s sex/ gender does not make them worthy of worship. In the purest sense of feminism, I beleive that you are a feminist. Much like I would be a communist if the purest form of socialism could actually survive. People take good concepts and pervert them. Pure feminism is simply the belief that men and women should be equal.

Also, feminist is more about equality of the sexes than equality of the genders. If anything, feminism seeks to shatter the gender roles that have begun the norm. Thus, true feminism also disregards gender.

I’d almost go as far to say that sex is irrelevant, but sex is so often the outline for gender that I don’t quite feel safe saying that.

omg I miss debating with you.

In that sense, it’s a great and admirable feat to serve alongside one–because you believe in the cause and understands this double-edged necessity. I believe that is why Cornelia’s knights are so badass and that is why Utena drives like a dream.

But not every story/anime is about getting things done. A silly show like Zero is, well, fantasy-escape porn, and it doesn’t pretend to not be something else. Of course when you stick a bitchy character in a porn it’s to broaden the appeal of your porn, although one may wonder if that is a moot point in Zero’s adaptation. Kirche probably made a lot more sense in the novels, I’d guess (not having read them).

Entirely dependant women is not something that I understand the appeal of… I mean. People want a lover and a companion, not a child, or something similar. Even having just typed that I realize I’m being too optimistic about people. *sigh*

And I’d like my significant female other (if I ever manage to be so lucky) to be able to take care of herself, especially when life gets rough. We can get through it together, but if need be, we can get along just find by ourselves. That sort of thing~