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I think a closer equivalent would be saying "marriage is between a man and a woman"
by assbuttbuttass 4y ago
I think a closer equivalent would be saying "marriage is between a man and a woman"
- ss108 4y agoI disagree; I think saying God doesn't exist is much closer. Some people have a subjective belief God exists. Some of them admit it is subjective, others assert that God objectively exists. People who do not believe in God typically say no, it's not subjective, and, as a descriptive matter, we have no evidence God exists, etc. Similarly, some people believe gender is subjective, and that people can "be" another gender if they feel like it (if I am getting this wrong lmk; it's obviously a simplistic statement of that position). Others believe the question is purely objective and determined by observable biology--i.e. "it's not subjective, and as a descriptive matter, you are x gender". In contrast, "marriage is between a man and a woman" is basically purely normative. It is not a statement about what "is". It is a statement about what should be.
- assbuttbuttass 4y ago"Trans people exist" is an objective statement of fact (though some people would say it's just a "choice"). But also, "trans women are women" is normative, since it seeks to prescribe how trans people are treated by society.