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"gender is a social construct" only goes so far...
by ekianjo 11mo ago
"gender is a social construct" only goes so far...
- akimbostrawman 11mo ago[flagged]
- moritzruth 11mo agoGender is a social construct, biological sex is not. Confusingly, we use the same binary terms for both.
- DrPimienta 11mo agoSo there are some jobs that only a biological male can do, that a biological female is not qualified to do? If we made a list, which jobs do you think might be on it?
- cindyllm 11mo ago[dead]
- aspele 11mo agoGetting killed in war is a job much better suited to males. They are more disposable, especially now in the age of sperm banking.
- DrPimienta 11mo agoAnd also things like math, being doctors, and firemen
- aspele 11mo agoBeing firefighters, yes to some extent, because males are more likely to have acquired the physical strength needed to lift people out of burning buildings. But there are many female firefighters who excel in the profession too. There is nothing about males that make them more suited to be doctors. We also can see that in the demographics in some countries (e.g. the UK), there is a roughly equal balance of female doctors to male doctors. Having mathematical ability is linked to intelligence, not sex.
- DrPimienta 10mo agoTestosterone is inextricably linked to mathematical and spatial reasoning in the human brain. You are incorrect in your assertion that men do not inherently make better doctors and mathematicians. It is factually accurate to state that they do.
- IAmBroom 11mo agoNowhere near as binary as your False Dichotomy question makes it, but men are generally better suited to: dig trenches carry heavy rucksacks move weaponry and equipment by hand survive hand-to-hand combat (granted, their odds are still limited to below 50%)
- DrPimienta 11mo agoAlso math, being doctors, and firemen