Jet pack rucksack

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I didn't know there was a manly way of wearing a rucksack.

When I was told i do not wear it the manly way I was confused.

Everything these days has a label or a gender or has to be deemed unisex a thing cannot just be a thing.

I no longer wear my rucksack the same.

People say things are getting better I agree on some degree but it's hard to think that when your sat in your doctors office and they are addressing you as she when your name is clear on the computer screen in big bold letters.

Mr I was proud when I changed my name and finally had those two letters as my title.

Mr, no longer do I feel proud.
Those two letters are a waste of ink when I write my name.

Mr, oh sorry you missed the s off Mrs would you like that corrected?

Mr, I changed my name and my identity to fit into other peoples idea of a man.

Mr, non of this has changed the way people see me.

The Mr in my name has become the rucksack that I do not wear the manly way.

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