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butchfemme has always been about two people in equal status taking care of each other and covering bases the other is not able to, whether that be financially, emotionally, socially, etc. both are protectors and both are providers; both are protected and provided for.
butchfemme didn't survive decades of queer persecution just for the new generation to turn it into a reactionary gender roleplay where butches are expected to serve and femmes are expected to sit pretty. we have a history worth understanding beyond stereotypes.
the bimbofication of the femme identity is a real fucking problem. femmes are providers, carers, speakers, defenders, loud and proud. they are not whiny brats who need a butch to function in life. as a butch I can tell you nothing fills my chest more than a femme who takes the -
Butches aren't just objects without feelings and needs of their own. They're people who are vulnerable and need support just as anyone does..
100/0 relationships are not healthy or fair.
And historically, femmes were the ones bread winning and helping to provide+