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> There have been nonbinary systems of gender throughout history. Saying "because it existed previously [therefore it is more valid]" is a poor argument, and i
by iamthirsty 8y ago
> There have been nonbinary systems of gender throughout history.
Saying "because it existed previously [therefore it is more valid]" is a poor argument, and ignores the current common law system which has used gender & sex interchangeably.
Also, it sounds like the "history you were taught" failed to mention the separation of gender & sex is a relatively new idea in modern times[1]—and ignores biology, which is anthropologically disingenuous.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_de_Beauvoir
- danharaj 8y agoI dont know what you think I was arguing. I was replying to > throughout most of history (and even on most legal documents), Gender = Sex Which is literally not true.
- iamthirsty 8y ago...Did you even read what you quoted? > throughout most...most legal documents He's not saying all, he's saying most—which is true. Native Americans didn't quantify gender but they also didn't have legal documents, which in common law countries and their predecessors used gender and sex interchangeably.