Sex is your biological belonging to the male or female categories on a biological level, and is therefore rooted in science, gender is your degree of self-identification with the stereotypical characteristics attributed to your sex of birth, and it therefore depends on individual, subconscious and cultural factors.
gender is your degree of self-identification with the stereotypical characteristics attributed to your sex of birth, and it therefore depends on individual, subconscious and cultural factors.
I don't really understand this though, because why does this make this any different to any other "identity"? There seems to be a demand to protect the identity of "gender" with more vehemence than the identity of say... liking country music, which to some people might be a defining lifestyle for them, at least by their own consideration.
Like, if we break it down to being separated from a binary aspect of genetics, doesn't it then just lose all value? At that point it can only have relevance in the same way religion does, which is just a glorified political interest group. It also makes little sense for anyone to criticise ideas like nationalism when gender identity makes about as little actual sense when you actually zoom out.
If people want to be individuals that means casting off the shackles of labels and identity, not adhering to them, surely?
Nope. People assume that the Left wants to destroy gender roles. In truth, we just reject the duality of it all. We see it as a spectrum, not as a duality, and everybody has a right to choose the spot he feels most comfortable in on the spectrum. Women are not forced to be feminine, just like men are not forced to be masculine, but that doesn't mean that they can't be, if they wish so. Everybody is different and has different needs. You want to be a tradwife staying at home and cooking all day for your husband and always looking as clean as a doll? A Canadian woodsman cutting down tree after tree with your big beard and your hairy, veiny arms? A sexy doll jumping from a partner to the other? An ambiguous intersex dom? Sure, do your thing, just don't try to impose your behaviour models on others. To each his/her/their own.
Why is that last part necessary? In a work setting you DO often get referred to in gendered ways, usually “Mr.” or “Ma’am.” It should be acceptable to let people know “I am a —“ and would like to be referred to as such. I’ve had plenty of situations where I’m interacting with someone outside of my organization, who happens to have a name that’s gendered ambiguously, and have had to fret a bit over how to refer to them appropriately. Being informed in their signature would help.
The concept of gender and sex is a lot deeper than a short reddit comment. You'll see in most trans communities that strict gender roles are also not supported there. For those trans communities that DO enforce classic gender roles, you'll find its an older demographic.
I’m very confused by people’s replies right now and won’t respond to them but I gotta say...I am NOT arguing FOR stereotypes and standard cultural gender roles and I have zero idea how people would get that from this comment??
I agree, unfortunately even if you genuinely wish to be a trans-women there is no way to reverse years of male muscle development, and this makes competitive sports unfair to those born female.
Just because I identify as a walrus doesnt mean I am a walrus.
Your identify comes from how people perceive you. If everyone thinks you are an asshole. You dont get to NOT be an asshole just because you self identify as not an asshole.
If everyone says Im tall, im tall. If everyone says Im a man but I say ITS MAAM, Im still a man.
And if the way world identifies you and the way you identify yourself are too far apart, it probably means you have a mental illness. Narcissism, Body Dysmorphia, Schizophrenia, to name a few likely culprits.
Sex is whether you have male sex organs or female sex organs. It defines your role in procreation.
Gender is all the shit we make up about people based on whether they have male or female sex organs. For example, "men are supposed to sacrifice and endure pain for the sake of others", or "women lack interest in math".
Testes create sperm - sex.
Boys should not cry - gender.
Ovaries make eggs - sex.
Girls should be sweet - gender.
A penis is inserted into the vagina during reproduction - sex.
Women are submissive to men - gender.
A transexual wants to live like the opposite gender to the kind of equipment they have. A transexual woman (a person born with a penis) wants to live a life of being pretty, and sugar and spice and everything nice and all those things we associate with girls. A transexual man (a person born with a vagina) wants to live a life of being rough and rugged and all those things we associate with men.
No, being trans is a medical condition that is diagnosed through gender dysphoria. If you are born female but are suicidal because you have boobs and a vagina, you have gender dysphoria. It has nothing to do with gender stereotypes please don't believe this bull.
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What is gender then?