Comments on The Boyfriend's Introduction to Feminism

[anonymous105]

@anonymous45

Okay, It’s unclear to me what you mean by heteronormative, then. Could you explain or link me to an explanation?

Heteronormativity

@anonymous45

By one of your earlier examples, it seems like my parents did not have a heteronormative relationship and thus fall into the queer category. My mother brought in most of the income and my dad did a lot of cooking and child-rearing. There were certainly other heteronormative qualities, but plenty of variance too.

Do you agree that’d be in the queer category?

Yeah, at least a little. Though again, gender roles do shift over time. Childcare is probably the most noteworthy part of your anecdote, I think.

But there’s lots of other aspects to queer dynamics… what their sex life is like, how they discuss and resolve big life issues, and more. Although to be clear: I’m not expecting you to know (or speculate on) much about their sex life.