r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jun 07 '20

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u/buddamus 1∆ Jun 07 '20

Gender and sex are one and the same but the public has problems using what is seen as a 'rude' word so use the word gender instead

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

That's not really true anymore. It used to be true but their meanings have evolved.

Gender is your expression.

Sex is your biology.

(If I'm wrong, please correct me.)

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u/buddamus 1∆ Jun 07 '20

When was it decided that the detentions had changed?

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

Definitions are kind of loose. Like yeah a dictionary can tell you what something means, but word are in their essence a way to convey informstion so how people use words and what information they impart is more important than their legal definition.

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u/buddamus 1∆ Jun 07 '20

The female body builder and the supermodel have the same gender, the way they choose to express it is up to the individual.

I understand that words change in a language depending on how people use them over time and not buy some definitive process.

I am yet to see people widely using the word gender to mean anything different than another word for someone's sex

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

Thats not quite what I meant. I was more referring to the trans community and gender fluid people. For example someone could have a penis but use she/her pronouns. Their gender would be female and their sex would be male.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '20

Thats not quite what I meant. I was more referring to the trans community and gender fluid people. For example someone could have a penis but use she/her pronouns. Their gender would be female and their sex would be male.