What would be life be like if there were no gender roles, no gender-based expectations?

A world without masculinity or femininity, where people would be free to explore any passion or interest they had.

No blue for boys, or dolls for girls, just people with varying passions and likes.

Is this world achievable, how far can we unravel gender before we reach basic biological differences between the sexes?

Do you like the sound of this world? Do we need gender roles? Do they help us or hold us back? Discuss!

No that sounds downright horrible.

It's not achievable and there's nothing wrong with that. Gender roles are nothing bad.

I need boobs.

but if you were raised in that world, really with is gender in important? what purpose does it serve

gender is separate from sex, you could still physically identify someone of the opposite sex, so having kids wouldn't be an issue

gender=/=sex

if you do away with gender, boobs don't fall off - they stay where they are.

I like being a girl and being girly.

But don't you get it? "Girly" isn't real. In 100 years "girly" might be becoming a bodybuilder.

i think its scary to think about because in our society, our whole identity is based on the gender we identify with, its pretty crazy to imagine ourselves without

We'd still find a way to differentiate between people, humans always need to separate things into groups and one group is inevitably thought of as better then the other one, it's just how we are

I can't imagine what it'd be like since gender is such a huge part of our society. I think most people would simply be their most primal selves. As long as clothing/behavior kept us healthy, comfortable, and protected there'd be no expectations about what girls and boys wore. I don't think I'd be as worried about my appearance, idek if I would care. Maybe the expectation would be that everyone is neat and well-kept, rather than muscular/fit/strong or skinny/pretty/etc.

I feel like beauty standards would be out the window, or at least completely different. And that alone would have such a huge ripple effect

But honestly I think people would be a lot healthier and happier. Gender norms have a lot of consequences, and if we lived in a world without them... wow. Less depression, less therapy would be needed, less arguments and fights. The possibilities are endless.

That would be ideal.

As time goes on, there will be a less emphasis on gender roles. I mean it already has happened when you compare the olden days to now.

Exactly.

Gender does not mean biological sex.

When you talk about gender it's more of a state of mind or the roles that we play.

my life would be so much easier if gender didn't exist

I don't go buy gender roles. I'm big fat black man and I play with barbie dolls and listen to girly pop music I read women's magazine. I tell everybody too. I don't care what nobody think.

Gender roles is what make us attracted to each other, thus enabling us procreate and survive.

Thats like telling a female peacock to mate with a male with dull ass feathers


Then in 100 years girls will be bodybuilders. Simple. And dudes will, in majority be attracted to them and procreate and survive.

Think about it like in the 80's when ****stars had pubic hair.

not necessarily without gender roles because it is vital to procreation, but maybe less assholes that seems to dictate and scrutinize somebody else's assumed gender role because they think it did not fit to what they have expected on that person.

That, I would, very much, like...