Random gender thing

[textualdeviance]

It just occurred to me: I know basically nothing about mainstream het female culture.

I was just thinking that virtually all of the friends I've had in the last ~20 years have been some variety of queer or non-muggle. The only thing I know about average straight women is what I get from the media. I mean... I know some straight women, sure (hi!), but most of them are fandom/alterna sorts and therefore don't really do the mainstream girl thing themselves.

K is probably the only more-or-less "normal" straight woman I know, and that's different because she's practically my sister, and she's more than a bit of a tomboy anyway.

Most of the guys I know are queer or geeky, too, but I've known a lot more average straight men than women, and therefore their culture isn't as much of an unknown.

No wonder I feel so weird when I'm forced to have social conversations with straight women. They're basically an alien species to me.

Comments

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean...

BTW, in one of those weird synchronicity things that you get on LJ, your post was right next to this one on my flist. Not the same topic, but similar... it must be in the air.

[pottsfanatic.livejournal.com]

I understand where you're coming from. My social interactions are generally kept to a minimum with 'regular girls' because I generally have nothing to add to the coversation of shopping, shoes, hair....or even if they get on topic of movies(which I usually excel at)the "chick flick" (Gack!!)I more often than not find myself avoiding the hens and flock to the ...well you get the idea.

Random gender thing

[rebeccama.livejournal.com]

I sympathize. Although I can get along with "mainstream" women who are 65 or older (or so). Although actually now that I think about it they are mostly pretty unique women too. I read a funny bad review of the Sex and the City new movie and it hit me again how I don't even understand the appeal of the concept. Ditto for movie tv intended for women.

[miss-swamp.livejournal.com]

Pedicures. That's the part of straight girl culture I can enjoy. Otherwise, mostly, bwuh?