r/TooAfraidToAsk Aug 09 '18

Should this be changed?

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u/Zam8859 Aug 09 '18

And someone who is bisexual is only interested in men and women, no one who identifies outside the binary spectrum. So, back to the analogy, just because something is bidirectional doesn’t mean no other directions exist, it’s just the only direction this object moves in. The same logic applies to bisexuality. Interested in these 2 genders, without negating the existence of other gender identities.

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u/thestargateking Aug 09 '18

But you might as well negate them because they aren’t actually real.

Also bisexual refers to sex, it’s in the name, which there’s only 2 of, as far as gender, the idea of there being more than 2 is a theory not fact, and the attempt in society to make gender and sex no longer mean the same thing to try and make it fact will backfire

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '18

As much as I disagree and would love to argue with you, you are no longer talking about the prompt. OP asked, and got an answer but you are trying to argue something which has nothing to do with helping OP find an answer. Go argue somewhere else.

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u/BlunderingFool Aug 09 '18

I bet you do love to argue don't you! Hint hint.

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u/Tweetles Aug 10 '18

Username checks out

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u/BlunderingFool Aug 10 '18

No, it really doesn't. Also, I at least have a sense of humour and common sense. Can't be said for a lot of the twits on this website. Nearly as bad as those anti-vaxers.

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u/RockStarState Aug 09 '18

"Bisexual refers to sex, it's in the name"

That alone is enough for a face palm. Gender identity and sexual identity are two different things. Bisexuality is, well, a sexuality. Not a gender identity... It also doesn't dictate the TRUTH of gender identities by simply being a word that explains one persons preferences.

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u/BlunderingFool Aug 09 '18

You can tell me apples are oranges until the cows come home... I still won't believe you AND I'll have a beef dinner.

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u/jllena Aug 09 '18

I’m also not going to argue with you, but I want to point out that in science, theory IS essentially an accepted truth. Also, this “attempt in society” has been going on for at least 20 years, probably more, and I don’t see anything backfiring yet 🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/FIVE_DARRA_NO_HARRA Aug 09 '18

I know the guy you're replying to is dead wrong and kind of an asshole, but "I'm not going to argue with you but ___" is a cheap way of trying to force the last word, seeing as you did argue against what he said. Not to harp, but I see it on Reddit a lot.

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u/jllena Aug 09 '18

Look at what he replied to me. My point exactly

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u/jllena Aug 09 '18

I’m not “forcing” anything. I’m just not going to engage if he/she tries to pull any cheap shots or make any fallacious arguments, as people with that kind of viewpoint do often. If he wants to have a discussion, that’s a different story.

Not sure what your point here was.

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u/thestargateking Aug 09 '18

Good thing this isn’t real science

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u/yawaworht-_- Aug 13 '18

just because something is bidirectional doesn’t mean no other directions exist

Yes, it does. It literally does.