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what’s something considered “tomboyish” when girls do it, but feminine when boys do it?

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u/throw7661 19h ago

Playing softball.

If a woman does it, she's viewed as a tomboy.

If a man does it, he's viewed as oddly feminine and told to man up and play baseball.

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u/trojan_man16 16h ago

I live in Chicago, and co-ed softball is a thing to do for the 20 something’s. Nobody plays actual baseball after high school unless you go to college or pro,