If true, that was 10 year old me arguing and I do not stand by anything he says 😂
But really, that hasn’t been my experience with some of them, but it would make sense if the off brands stay pretty close to the big brands in recipes or added more sugar to compete that way. I guess I’m trying to find logic in preference. I’m realizing how little I know about cereals.
As a non trans person, I also have struggled with understanding how it all works. It’s hard to understand and sometimes fully empathize when you have no idea what the feelings and thought process even are for someone that’s trans. I’ve since had lots of conversations and done a lot of learning to better understand it even if I can’t personally relate.
There’s more to sex and gender than genitals and being trans or not trans, and whether we think about it or not, I believe that we’re all affected by it. I’m a straight man, yet I still struggle with it not because of my gender identity, but because of the cultural gender norms surrounding what being a “man” is. I don’t fit nicely into those norms, and I don’t really want to. People get criticized as being more of man or woman or less of a man or woman for lots of reasons because of these norms. I’m not saying you do, but it happens way too often.
Now add someone that beyond not feeling like they fit into these gender norms, they also feel they don’t fit into the gender they feel they’ve been assigned. It’s a lot to take in and the answers are tough for someone to even dare to accept for fear of the vitriol and hate that can come from family and other people.
You might not think of these things or that they aren’t complicated, but you shouldn’t assume that others don’t either. And children aren’t being asked what gender they want to be like it’s a profession or something. It takes a lot to get anything going: conversations with parents, doctor’s visits, and they can only get certain treatments depending on their age.
As for the hate people get for talking about these things, I get where you’re coming from. But I think many people are talking about these issues and joining the conversation when they have little knowledge about everything that goes on, and instead of listening and educating themselves, they come in with preconceived believes about their personal understanding even though it doesn’t relate. These are complicated issues.