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Sex is almost always unambiguously defined, despite there being exceptions. There is no problem with having biological categories. It is not controversial in
by zepto 5y ago
Sex is almost always unambiguously defined, despite there being exceptions. There is no problem with having biological categories. It is not controversial in science that humans are a sexually dimorphic species.
To claim otherwise is definitely political.
Gender is entirely more complex social phenomenon and indeed isn’t directly related to sexual dimorphism, and evolving gender politics are totally legitimate.
Pretending humans aren’t sexually dimorphic isn’t.
- avianlyric 5y agoI agree in the vast majority of individuals sex is clear cut and unambiguous. It’s also clear that humans are sexually dimorphic. However that doesn’t mean that ambiguity in sex doesn’t exist, and that sexual ambiguous in individuals is impossible. Sexual ambiguity isn’t common, but equally it doesn’t represent an aberration or break some natural law. So I take issue with the idea that determining sex is universally trivial, and those that dismiss real cases of sexual ambiguity as political correctness gone wrong. Its just that sometimes people are born who don’t fit neatly into commonly held categories, it doesn’t make them special, it just means they’re unique on axis that most people aren’t. Most of the time that nothing more than an interesting observation, but sometimes these people need help to understand how they fit in a world that culturally assumes they don’t exist.
- zepto 5y ago> but equally it doesn’t represent an aberration or break some natural law. The comment you are replying to never said it does. > So I take issue with the idea that determining sex is universally trivial the comment you are replying to never said this. > sometimes these people need help to understand how they fit in a world that culturally assumes they don’t exist. The comment you are replying to doesn’t dispute this. It’s not clear how what you have written relates to the comment you are replying to.
- avianlyric 5y agoI’m clarifying my position. Take it as you wish.
- zepto 5y agoDoesn’t seem to have worked as a clarification since it isn’t a reply to what was written.
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