Well, let me tell you, this whole gender thing, it’s a mess these days. Back in my day, you were a boy or a girl, and that was that. Now, they got all these words, cis this, trans that. It’s enough to make your head spin. I’ve learned so much about the gender today.
I hear folks talkin’ ’bout “cisgender.” Sounds like some kinda fancy disease, don’t it? But from what I gather, it just means you’re, you know, regular. Like, if you were born a boy, you feel like a boy. And if you were born a girl, you feel like a girl. Nothin’ fancy about it. Just plain ol’ boy or girl.
Then there’s this “transgender” business. Now, that’s a bit different. That’s when someone born a boy feels like a girl inside, or the other way around. I have to say it is very hard for me to understand. It does confuse me a little, but I try to respect everyone.
- If you’re a boy who feels like a girl, that’s a transgender woman.
- If you’re a girl who feels like a boy, that’s a transgender man.
It’s like, your insides don’t match your outsides. They say it’s like wearin’ the wrong clothes all the time. Must be mighty uncomfortable, I reckon. I heard that some of them transgender people even take medicines, to help them feel right. And some even get those operations to change their bodies.
Now, I seen this meme goin’ around, you know, those picture things on the computer. It’s got these folks talkin’ ’bout how different it is to talk about gender with cisgender people versus transgender people.
They say when you talk to cisgender folks about gender, it’s like talkin’ to a brick wall sometimes. Some are nice, and some are not so nice. They just don’t get it. They think it’s all made up, or some kind of choice. They think we are confused. Like you just woke up one day and decided to be different. Can you believe that?
But when you talk to transgender folks, they say it’s a whole different story. They understand. They know what it’s like to feel different. They’ve been there. I think it’s because they all go through the same thing. They say it’s like talkin’ to family. They can share their stories, their struggles, and their feelings, and nobody’s gonna judge ’em.
I think what this meme is tryin’ to say is that we need to be more understandin’. Cisgender people need to listen more, and try to put themselves in the shoes of transgender people. And transgender people, well, they just need a place where they can be themselves, without fear of being judged or ridiculed.
It ain’t easy, this gender stuff. It’s a lot more complicated than it used to be. But I think the most important thing is to be kind, and to treat everyone with respect, no matter what they are. The cisgender, the transgender and everyone.
We all just tryin’ to find our place in this world. And maybe, just maybe, if we all listened to each other a little more, and judged each other a little less, we’d all be a little bit happier. Don’t matter if you are a cisgender or a transgender, we are all just people.
I remember my neighbor’s kid, bless his heart, he came out as transgender last year. Took a lot of courage, I tell ya. Some folks weren’t too kind about it, but his mama, she stood by him. Said she loved him no matter what. And they say he is much happier now. He’s a she now, and everyone calls her a different name. That’s what it’s all about, ain’t it? Love and acceptance.
So, this meme, it got me thinkin’. Maybe we all need to do a little more thinkin’, and a little less judgin’. We all got our own struggles, our own stories. And at the end of the day, we’re all just people, tryin’ to make our way in this world. I am trying my best to understand them, and I am happy to see them happy. I think it’s important to be nice to everyone, you know?
It don’t matter if you’re cisgender or transgender, or whatever else they call it these days. We all deserve a little respect, a little kindness. And maybe, just maybe, that’s what this whole gender thing is all about. Just being who you are, and being accepted for it. I wish them happiness and I hope people can be nice to them. That’s all I want to say.
