2007-02-03 19:15:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
The short answer - it doesn't. Butch is often used as a derogatory term for lesbians and masculine-looking females. So that's just what it is - a derogatory term used by people who don't know any better.
A woman who can work on cars and construction is whatever she chooses to be.
2007-02-04 05:54:52 · answer #1 · answered by Orclev 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just because those acts are associated with men, and so if a woman does them, she must be butch, we assume.
Of course, it's not necessarily true- I've seen absolutely feminine women to work on cars and other 'masculine' jobs, without losing an ounce of her womanliness.
So, all in all, it's a stereotype.
2007-02-04 20:04:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
because those jobs are for men
2007-02-08 08:35:06 · answer #3 · answered by norb4423 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a stereotype
2007-02-09 13:48:44 · answer #4 · answered by chkn_fur 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it ?
2007-02-10 07:02:05 · answer #5 · answered by WebmasterHollywood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it doesn't, but scratching her balls while she works does...
2007-02-09 08:09:58 · answer #6 · answered by tomi27410 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋