I didn't mean to hurt you or devalue your experiences. What you went through as a child was horrible; that is an objective fact.

Again, I'm really sorry for everything you went through.

As a proud feminist, I support the rights of everyone-male and female-and believe that everyone's voice is important.

I could go on and on about how much everyone-male and female-is hurt by sexism, gender roles, and gender-based stereotyping, but I don't want to hijack your thread.

I think part of the reason why I reacted so strongly to this is because I can't relate at all to your initial problem...I am a bisexual female, but whenever I have feelings for a man it is always in spite of his manly appearance, not because of it.

But I have nothing against men! Aesthetically, I just find soft curves a lot more attractive than big muscles and body hair.

So we're kind of on opposite ends of the spectrum, haha.

I think it is really interesting how varied people's tastes can be.