3 ms·
There definitely are differences. A lot of them. In what way do you see this as taboo on the left? Among U.S. progressives, the complexity of sex differences s
by torstenvl 8y ago
There definitely are differences. A lot of them.
In what way do you see this as taboo on the left? Among U.S. progressives, the complexity of sex differences seems to be very important; whereas my experience with U.S. conservatives is the opposite.
For example, given the following two statements:
"If you have a penis, you are male. If you do not, you are female."
"If someone has a female brain but male genitalia, that person should be free to align their gender appropriately."
Is your experience really that conservatives are more likely to agree with the second statement? If so, I'd be curious to know where, from a sociological perspective.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]
- nisuni 8y ago> Among U.S. progressives, the complexity of sex differences seems to very important The problem is that (some) progressives tend to have the extreme opinion that all differences are due to societal influence, the so-called blank slate theory.
- squish78 8y agoDo you mean 'female brain' as in physiologically female? Or chemically? Or psychologically?
- dubya23 8y agoYou can look up countless instances of Social Science professors and students saying unironically that for instance superior Male performance in sports is entirely due to social upbringing. These people are overwhelmingly on the left politically. James Damore was fired from Google for publishing a relatively straightforward reading of sexual difference research. So yes it is a taboo. I don't think your example demonstrates my point at all. Accepting that there are sex differences has little to do with acceptance of Trans people.
- deleted 8y ago[deleted]