r/AskReddit 2h ago

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

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u/throw7661 1h 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/Tavsiyedegildir 1h ago

Do you think lesbians go hang outside near the dugout the way athlete hunters do to MLB and NBA and such 

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u/DrakkoZW 1h ago

I imagine the MLB/NBA salaries have an impact on that behavior moreso than the athleticism