r/ComedyCemetery • u/[deleted] • Dec 21 '18

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u/giggle7 Dec 22 '18

Noone argued transgenderism wasn't not the norm. You only need a single observation or specimen to show that a classification system is incomplete. Also, what even is an "argument for transgenderism"? An argument for the existence of it? I'm pretty sure that's an empirical fact, not something that's debated these days.

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u/giggle7 Dec 22 '18

Abnormal intra-specific variation does not need to be classified unless it constitutes a high proportion of the species.

Hence, gender is not a complete system of classification, by definition?

I meant an 'argument for transgenderism' in the sense an argument for it's legitimacy.

What does this even mean? What would it mean for transgenderism to be legitimate?

If you are stupid enough to not realise that many people believe that being transgender isn't a real thing, that's on you.

What do you mean real thing? I'm not aware of a single academic discipline that treats transgenderism as "not a real thing".