i keep forgetting rl is not fandom

[cornhobble]

MOM: Men wear wallets and women wear purses. You have a wallet, and that's manly.

ME: lol no. I like my manly wallet, tyvm~

MOM: There are only two genders: man and woman. EVERYONE ELSE IS A MUTATION

ME: That's not true! INCORRECT GENDER BINARY

DAD: Yes it is! BIOLOGY blah blah EVOLUTION blah blah

[annoying conversation here]

ME: So you don't think boys are socialized to be more violent?

DAD: Well... MAYBE IN ARABIC COUNTRIES

ME: D:

....I KEEP FORGETTING RL IS NOT FANDOM, GUYS. Apparently, most people believe there are two genders with a clear line that separates them. And maybe that's true for some people, but the whole THERE ARE MEN (ON MARS!) AND WOMEN (ON VENUS!) is such a bizarre concept to me.

Also, the surprise!racism at the end was... pleasant. My dad as this habit, tho. If he sees an opportunity to talk about the crazy japanese/violent muslims/[insert offensive statement about poc here], HE WILL TAKE IT.

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[openmydoors.livejournal.com]

You seem to be constantly surrounded by people who are either a) homophobic, b) sexist, c) racist, d) a combination of the above.

D:

[cornhobble.livejournal.com]

Damn, it certianly seems to be that way, doesn't it? D:

My friends don't actually suck like this, tho. It's basically my family (excluding my sisters, because they're usually awesome) and some old acquaintances who are charmingly homophobic/sexist/racist. Strangely enough, that doesn't make me feel any better. >:(

Like, the other day some extended family were talking about how there was no looting in Japan, unlike in Katrina where black people everyone went crazy. And then when I said the situations weren't equivalent they mocked me. fffffff