150 WORD ARTICLE

Are My Stick Figures Sexist? [XIX]

Or… Why I question everything, perhaps too much

And This Is An Honest Question

I tend to go down rabbit holes when it comes to thinking.

When I first started writing articles, stick figures were a good way to draw quickly especially since I now have to draw, edit, and colour 150 of them.

When I was growing up, when I would draw man versus woman as per the header image.

I didn’t want to have a distinction in my artwork, so I just drew a plain stick figure (the ‘male’ version) but I didn’t mean it as a male figure — I wanted a sexless figure.

If I put in the ‘female’ version — wasn’t this stereotyping females as wearing a dress?

I guess the real question here is:

“Is there a representative image for a non-gendered person?”

I truly am looking for advice, is my brainwashed upbringing making me lean one way or the other subconsciously?

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