Why some ignorant people think that tomboy and a butch are "the same"?

[Anonymous]

Why some people can't tell the difference between a tomboyish girl and a butchy woman?

Tomboy is about the attitude, whilst butch is the way you look like.

1) Tomboyish girls are not "masculine in appearance", they don't necessarily "have short hair", and they are not "ugly".

This is the meaning of the term tomboyish girl:

"Girl who acts or dresses in a boyish way, liking rough outdoor activities"

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/tomboy

https://www.yourdictionary.com/tomboy

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tomboy

2) Butch is an unattractive woman who looks like a man.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/butch

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butch

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/butch

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This is an example of a butch woman: external-content.duckduckgo.com/.../

This is an example of a tomboyish girl: external-content.duckduckgo.com/.../

[Anonymous]

Tomboy is a term referring to girls or young women with masculine traits. It may include wearing androgynous or unfeminine clothing and engaging in physical sports or other activities and behaviors usually associated with boys or men.

[Asker]

Exactly, whilst a butch is an ugly woman who looks like a man.

[Opinion Owner]

Butch is an ugly lesbian woman who looks like a man
Ellen Page was very Tom boyish

[Asker]

Not at all, she is a lesbian, and a butch.
Tomboys usually wear unisex clothes, and they like sports.
Ellen is wearing suits, just like men, so she is obviously a butchy type of woman.

[Opinion Owner]

Yeah now she is. But not back in the day.

[Asker]

You knew her when she was younger?

[Opinion Owner]

Seen her. From x men 3 right up until she decided she was a dude.
https://youtu.be/XydxyLB64Fc?si=PXX-n4MmfLlr4LLj

[ProbablyClueless]

You answered your own question: because they're ignorant about the subject upon which they are opining.

[jahaims]

Do you not know what ignorant means?

[Asker]

Yes, ignorant is a person who lacks knowledge about the subject, or doesn't care to learn about the subject.

[jahaims]

You answered your own question in your question then. It's because they are ignorant, duh.

[Asker]

True, thanks for the insight :D

[Anonymous]

Obviously, because they are ignorant.

[Anonymous]

We in the northwest call them johnboy

[Asker]

Them who, tomboys or butch women?