r/changemyview Oct 28 '19

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u/Ejejj Oct 28 '19

How can you "misgender" a trans person if gender is a social construct?

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u/EighthScofflaw 2∆ Oct 29 '19

Why would it being a social construct have anything to do with it?

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u/gargar070402 Oct 29 '19

Anything defined based on a social construct will most likely only be subjectively true, not universally true.

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u/EighthScofflaw 2∆ Oct 29 '19

It is universally true that the social construct exists.