Revolianism is a movement which advocates for more media representation for revolians.. For example, toxic gender stereotypes are perpetuated through the media, encouraging people, most notably straight people, to conform to them. However, if a person who is straight does not conform to these "ideals" they will be excluded, isolated from the rest or even mislabelled, which leaves many people asking themselves: should I be myself and be an "outcast" or invalidated or should I play a role and be accepted?
This ends up creating a lot of confusion, as many people choose to conform but might not feel that comfortable doing so.
You might be asking- what are revolians?
Well, to put it briefly, revolians are people who don't conform to gender stereotypes but are straight.
...But what are gender stereotypes?
Gender stereotypes are social constructs, therefore they have their roots in culture rather than in biology.
For example: long hair is for women and short hair is for men. That stereotype has it's roots in culture, not in biology. Same goes for makeup: makeup is not inherently a female trait, but it's commonly believe that it is for women only. Moreover, women are encouraged to wear it.
Regardless, whether or not you agree with the points made above, revolians truly believe that nobody should be invalidated.
One of our main principles is freedom. That means we want to be allowed to dress and look in a way which makes us feel confident about ourselves. For example, if a woman wants to not wear makeup and wear clothes which are baggy, she shouldn't be labelled as "lazy" and be told "she's not trying enough".
Assumptions are our biggest enemies!!
That and the lack of media representation... As you might have noticed, every heterosexual person present in the media is portrayed as conforming to these gender stereotypes in our society. That being said, it's safe to say that this portrayal might not be an accurate depiction for everybody.
So if you want to make a change and if you want to be able to express yourself without being labelled, this is the movement for you!
