brunpi

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   by brunpi 10mo ago

   The idea that men can become women by self-decree is a niche ideological view. It's quite a stretch to call this "modern standards" when hardly anyone really believes this. Your hypothetical male who lost his penis or was bo
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   by brunpi 10mo ago

   The alternatives - that "man" and "woman" are identities that anyone of either sex can claim, or that "man" and "woman" are defined by a narrow set of cultural stereotypes - are very niche definitions
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   by brunpi 10mo ago

   It's because they are male, obviously. "Man" is the word we use to describe an adult person who is male.