I have enough genuine interests that are "stereotypically male" that I won't bother pretending to like sports. lol (But each to their own, not saying anyone else shouldn't do that
).
If a situation comes up and someone gives me grief for not knowing about sports, I'll start talking about power tools, Discovery channel, beer, cigars, my great love of boobs, my passion for grilling thick slabs of bloody meat on my BBQ, camping/fishing/general outdoorsman stuff, tasteless jokes, playing frisbee in the park with a bunch of buds, and yes video games, and I'm sure they'll be able to overlook my disinterest in sports.
That being said, I've shared each of those passions with similarly-inclined women as well (yeah, I've known some awesome chicks), so just because I have those interests doesn't mean I'm more or less male than anyone else.
I also like to paint, read, cook, and cry at sappy movies, and abuse the use of emoticons
, all of which are stereotypically more female. And there are plenty of men and women who don't like the things they are socially "expected" to like.
That's one of the things I've learned in the past little while (often with help from you guys and gals here): I can be a well-rounded guy who enjoys activities from every point along the supposed feminine-masculine spectrum and it doesn't make a speck of difference to my "male-ness". Whee! Ain't self-discovery fun folks?
