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The intellectual aggrandization of what are actually classification issues at the margins is the problem. That the edge points of group inclusion become more s
by jollybean 5y ago
The intellectual aggrandization of what are actually classification issues at the margins is the problem.
That the edge points of group inclusion become more subjective or inconclusive, does not abnegate the very obvious reality of overall group determination.
We fully accept that there is a material ratio of people who don't fit clear categorization ... but most people do ... and that' really important artifact of sex and gender.
It's not 'grey'.
It's mostly 'pretty black and pretty white' with some interesting bits in the middle.
We are 'mostly' binary, it's really obvious, and fighting against that fact is a woeful place for people and institutions to lose all of their credibility, which over time they will, and it will be bad.
'Wrong side of history' bad.
We're already trying to convince people that vaccines are generally safe, and to accept that 'the grey areas' of gender do truly exist and to stop hating on trans people, to stop being racist etc.. Those are the important things.
And from a populist perspective, I can't imagine a bigger losing strategy than shaming people for saying 'Pregnant Women'.
There are so many obvious 'good fights' to be worked on (not just social issue either), let's focus there.