I think we should compile some arbitrary androgyne stereotype, cos I feel like I'm missing out.
Why not we suggest stuff, then stick it in a poll and the ones what do well are the stereotype.

For what it is worth, I've never seen a stereo that can type.

An Androgyne stereotype.. Somehow I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around that one because of the variations... Stereotypes would probably be more accurate but that just brings us back to the list of definitions already out there...

So.. in conclusion, if there were to be an androgyne stereotype then it'd likely be some made up cartoon character with a wide array of specialness..

Nevertheless, it would be nice if there were some kind of stereotype to relate to.

How about, "Androgynes are so stereotypically unstereotypical!"

Note: I'm not an androgyne. Sorry to burst into your thread unannounced.

Oh, here's one that I got not too long ago:

"Androgynes are asexual, because they don't have a gender"

...how's THAT for arbitrary stereotype material? (And of course, you can't have a stereotype without contradictory information, so you might as well include a bit about how "androgyny is really just a sexual fetish.")

I've also heard androgynes are really just FtMs/MtFs who haven't yet figured themselves out. (A variation of this is that we're just FtMs or MtFs who don't want to admit it.)

And on a more positive note, people seem to get the impression that androgynes are really open-minded!

... and it could, i suppose, be arbitrarily deducted that "androgynes are artsy people" based on the fact that most of the androgynes I know are fairly artsy? Simlarly, I would deduce stereotypically that 'androgynes have a good sense of humor."

And OBVIOUSY: "Androgynes have the best of both worlds!" 8D

And I agree on the "Androgynes are stereotypically unstereotypical" point-- irony aside, that really DOES seem to be a stereotype for androgynes. x3


...I tried to include some positives and some negatives, in varying degrees of inaccuracy/overgeneralization-- all the fixin's of a good, arbitrary stereotype! |D

I just LOVE the sheer levels of implied contradiction in this whole concept... 

Stereotypes are to me like death. As soon as we have a stereotype I'm going to have to find some even more inventive ways to break the rules.

So... ok how about this one for really offensive stereotype: Androgynes are just MtF or FtM's who somehow failed to make the grade!

That one I really hate. So it's probably a great stereotype.

or maybe this one: Androgynes are rebels and are mostly just being deliberately awkward and gender non conforming to make other people have to think about and confront their gender prejudices!

That's probably a little teeny weeny bit uncomfortably close to being truth for me.

How about,

No such thing as androgyne, the ones who think they are one are just confused.

well, we are confused, aren't we? I know I am. I think.

Quote from: Pica Pica on April 29, 2010, 12:54:41 PM
well, we are confused, aren't we? I know I am. I think.

exactly

Pica,
The title of your post reminds me of an old song by The Decendents...



Edit: Better link

How about the sideshow image of the person who is all male on one side and all female on the other? That's a classic physical stereotype.

(Heh. Before I posted, I inadvertently wrote "male" and "male." I obviously don't want to go over to the dark side of the gender continuum...)

For what it's worth, I did sort of grow up with a stereotype of androgyny, albeit one from another country:

Physically male, very pretty, mysterious and romantic, and surrounded by floating feathers and bursts of light.

Mmmmm, yaoi.

It's interesting to note that this is an image of ostensibly male (or male-bodied, at any rate) androgyny created mostly by and for women. It's also roughly divisible into a collection of types - cross-dressing, heart-meltingly adorable pretty-boy, strong and masculine guy who's nonetheless pretty (the "pretty cop"), mysterious androgynous angelic being, tortured prettyboy soldier (one of the classic giant robot pilot types, e.g. Shinji from Evangelion and Heero etc. from Gundam Wing), and so on. Interesting in that it's almost purely fantasy - not based as far as I know on any substantial contact with, say, effeminate gay men or the trans community - and so reflects the group psychology of the type of young Japanese women who produce and consume these images more than anything.

I think one of the biggest stereotypes about androgynes is that it's mostly a 'look', a fashion.

Androgynes are normal gendered, and they're just trying to be "unique."  And, if they're female bodied, it's because they have a deep-seated hatred of women because of our oppressive society.  Okay, now that I'm done with ones I've actually encountered with one of my friends, I think I'll make some up with no basis in even misconceptions.  Androgynes LOVE cheesecake!  They think they're better than the rest of us.  They have mellow dispositions, but are excited when they are outside or when scrubbing the kitchen floor.  Although they have great computer skills, none of them can figure out how to replace ink cartridges in printers.

some albums sound better mixed monaural than stereo.

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some albums sound better mixed monaural than stereo.

True that, Sgt Peppers is much better in the mono mix, Dark Side of the Moon, not so much.

Perhaps that's our stereotype, that some of us are better in stereo, others better in mono, and you know who you are.

Quote from: tekla on April 30, 2010, 01:07:28 AM
some albums sound better mixed monaural than stereo.

True that, Sgt Peppers is much better in the mono mix, Dark Side of the Moon, not so much.

Perhaps that's our stereotype, that some of us are better in stereo, others better in mono, and you know who you are.

Hehe! - I much prefer my THX2 7.1 surround sound thanks!

(Especially when it's married with my True HD projector and 12 foot wide screen - which is how we view our movies at home.)

Andro people are always tall and skinny, even when they're children.

Quote from: PanoramaIsland on April 30, 2010, 10:51:21 AM
Andro people are always tall and skinny, even when they're children.

Most correct (says the pudgy one the exact same height as Napolean)

Pica, how about this for a stereotype?

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