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Androgynous

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I-Androgynous igama elihlanganisa izinhlobonhlobo zezinkulumo zobulili nobuwena obungahambisani nokwakhiwe kanambambili okuvamile kowesilisa noma wesifazane. Lisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi "andr-" elisho owesilisa kanye "gyne" elisho owesifazane. , okubonisa ukuthi umuntu one-androgynous angase abe nezici noma izimfanelo ezingokowesilisa nezowesifazane noma zibe khona ngaphandle kwalezi zinkambiso zobulili ngokuphelele. imfashini, nezethulo, ezihlanganisa umqondo wokuziveza owuketshezi futhi ongewona kanambambili. Umqondo we-androgyny ubulokhu ukhona kuwo wonke umlando, uhlanganisa amasiko nezinganekwane ezihlukahlukene. futhi wayevame ukuvezwa njengomfanekiso ohlanganisa izici zombili zobudoda nezowesifazane. Ngokufanayo, unkulunkulu ongumdali waseGibhithe u-Atum wayebhekwa njengesidalwa esinezici zowesilisa nowesifazane, ezimelela ukuxhumana kwala mandla obulili. I-Androgyny iphinde yadlala indima ebalulekile ezimbonini zobuciko nezemfashini, ibekela inselele imikhuba yobulili yendabuko futhi icindezela imingcele yokuziveza. Amanani afana no-David Bowie, Grace Jones, kanye no-Prince bavame ukubhekwa njengamavulandlela emfashini ye-androgynous futhi basize ukuguqula indlela ubulili obumelwe ngayo kule mikhakha yokudala. Ngokufiphaza imigqa phakathi kobufazi nobudoda, bavula indlela yokuqonda okubandakanyayo nokuhlukahlukene kobulili emphakathini. Nokho, i-Androgyny idlulela ngalé kwezindawo zemfashini nezobuciko. Kuyingxenye ejulile yobunikazi babantu abaningi, ekhombisa ubunkimbinkimbi kanye nokuguquguquka kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabantu. Abantu be-Androgynous bangase bahlonze njengabangebona kanambambili, abangamadoda, noma aba-genderfluid, benqaba umbono wokuthi ukuziveza kwabo kanye nobunjalo babo kufanele kukhawulwe yimikhuba yomphakathi. Kunalokho, bamukela inkululeko yokubonisa inhlanganisela yabo eyingqayizivele yezimfanelo zowesilisa nowesifazane, bebekela inselele ukwakheka kobulili obuqinile bomphakathi kanye nemibono yokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba indoda noma owesifazane. Emgogodleni wayo, i-androgyny imayelana nobuqiniso kanye nokuzamukela. Ikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bahlole futhi bamukele zonke izici zobuthina babo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini elindelwe umphakathi noma izingcindezi. Abantu abane-Androgynous ngokuvamile bayawenqaba umqondo wokuthi ubulili bunqunywa kuphela ubulili bemvelo, beqaphela ukuthi ubulili buwukusebenzisana okuyinkimbinkimbi kwesayensi yezinto eziphilayo, isiko, kanye nokuhlonza umuntu. Ukuqonda komphakathi nokwamukela i-androgyny kuye kwavela ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kodwa kusenenqubekelaphambili okufanele yenziwe. Abantu abaningi abane-androgynous babhekana nokubandlululwa, ukungaqondi kahle, nokwahlulelwa ngenxa yenkulumo yabo yobulili engavumelani. Ukwephula lezi mibono nemicabango yobulili kudinga imfundo, uzwela, nozwela. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwaba nomnyakazo okhulayo obheke ekukhuthazeni ukubandakanywa nokumelwa kwabantu abangabodwana. Imboni yezemfashini ibone ukukhuphuka kwemigqa yezingubo ezingathathi hlangothi ngokobulili, okwenza kube nesikhala kulabo abangahambisani nemingcele yendabuko yobufazi noma ubudoda. Ngokunjalo, abezindaba nezokuzijabulisa baqale uhambo olubheke ekumeleleni okungcono, bekhombisa abantu abahlonishwayo kumafilimu, izinhlelo zethelevishini, kanye nezikhangiso, ngaleyo ndlela bebekela inselele imibono ebikade icatshangwa ngobulili. Sengiphetha, i-androgyny ingumqondo oyinkimbinkimbi oweqa imibono evamile yobulili. Begxilile ekuzivezeni nasekuzaziseni komuntu siqu, abantu abahlukumezayo baphonsela inselelo imikhuba yomphakathi futhi bakhuthaze ukuqonda okubandakanya ubulili. Ngokwamukela kokubili izimfanelo zowesilisa nowesifazane, zifaka uketshezi nobuqiniso obuphazamisa imingcele kanambambili yezakhiwo zobulili zendabuko. Njengoba umphakathi uthuthukela ekwamukelweni okukhulu, kubalulekile ukuqaphela nokugubha ubuhle nokwehlukahlukana okukhona phakathi kobunikazi be-androgynous, ekugcineni kukhuthaze umhlaba obandakanya wonke umuntu onozwela kubo bonke.

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