But I do stone you if, having "done the math" I find your original contention... contentious. Opinions are like arseholes; everyone's got one and they're often full of shit.

As for what you believe, that's immaterial next to what you can demonstrate to be real.

(November 16, 2017 at 1:38 pm)Shell B Wrote: All this hoopla about gender aside, I think it's fairly easy to say that woman is not Filipino. I really don't think there's any arguing that. /thread

Yeah, but he says he identifies as a Filipino.

There's no harm in the man identifying with what he wants but he seems to be a gay American white guy.

His reasons for identification are spiritual bullshit, saying he feels his soul connects with Filipino culture on a subconscious level.

I don't think there's anything controversial about the story though, it's just a crazy guy who seems to be unhappy in his own skin, so he's trying to be this other human who is happy, his mothers Filipina friend.

This thread is like bait for the usual suspects.   

(November 16, 2017 at 4:31 pm)Khemikal Wrote: This thread is like bait for the usual suspects.   

Yup. I see you showed up, as usual.

"Nuh uh, you are!"

What's wrong sweetheart, run out of gay jokes? It's okay, I'll still love you in the morning. Beard and all.

(November 16, 2017 at 4:11 pm)paulpablo Wrote: There's no harm in the man identifying with what he wants but he seems to be a gay American white guy.

His reasons for identification are spiritual bullshit, saying he feels his soul connects with Filipino culture on a subconscious level.

I don't think there's anything controversial about the story though, it's just a crazy guy who seems to be unhappy in his own skin, so he's trying to be this other human who is happy, his mothers Filipina friend.

Yeah I was going to say the same. I feel really bad for him. Seems like he really just wants to be someone else bc he isn't happy with himself/his life.

(November 16, 2017 at 2:16 pm)Dearborn Ellington Wrote:

(November 16, 2017 at 2:10 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Is identifying as a female when you have male chromosomes and a male body, a disorder of any sorts?

Not trying to be smart here, it's a genuine question. I hold 0 judgement on the character of those faced with something like this.

No it's perfectly normal to think you're a chick when you're a dude. And hey, it doesn't hurt anyone, so it fulfills the left's only "virtue". 

But thinking that you're an asian when you're not, well, now that would be ridiculous. 

In other news, average IQs around the world are the same don't you know.

Wow a new idiot on this forum

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(November 16, 2017 at 12:15 pm)Dearborn Ellington Wrote: The guy obviously has severe mental issues.

Proof

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(November 16, 2017 at 11:37 am)pool the matey Wrote:

Quote:state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones).

If I give you a random person how do you determine what gender that person is with that definition?

We use cultural points .

Tizheruk Wrote:We use cultural points .

Right.........here's the thing, while the whole transexuality thing has been gaining audience in the states quite recently, homosexuality, transexuality etc has been around since FOREVER. Look at ancient sculptures and you'll see people sucking each other like it's an art form, it's not as much a big deal as it's made out to be. Look at India, transexuals and homosexuals are a part of her culture, you just have to look at ancient sculptures and textbooks to see how wildly acceptable it was, it was only after british invasion homosexuality got a bad rep, there's still a lot of transexuals and homosexuals living in peace. Most of the trans folks used to only earn money by giving sexual services because some employees weren't open to hiring them(and most of the time they weren't exactly high skilled workers either), so recently even the government has taken an initiative to exclusively hire them, give them quotas etc. Anyway.... my point is, these things while not being the norm has been around since a long looong looooooong time so you don't have to defend a meaningless definition tooth and nail as if, if it was shown as meaningless transexuality would suddenly not make sense.

Another thing to note is, you said you'd determine the gender of a person by looking at cultural points. I take it you meant you'll look at what masculinity or femininity is considered as in a society to determine gender, right?

So if a society considers certain behavioral characteristics as "masculine" and a person show these behavioral characteristics you'll take it that this person is male gendered(I take it that's what you meant when you said you'll look at cultural points to determine gender).

What if this person that was born a man that does masculine things and has masculine interests but identifies as a woman? Now as per this definition a man with masculine interests, having culturally masculine traits can't identify as a woman, so only men having culturally accepted feminine traits can identify as a woman? I'm not saying that's what you're implying because I know you probably have best intentions at heart but still, I want to point out while you have the best intentions at heart it can still get you the opposite results. That kind of thinking(people showing culturally accepted masculine traits are male gender and people showing culturally accepted feminine traits are female gender) can reinforce gender stereotypes. Meh, I this these kinds of over complicating trivial things, forming complex definitions and fighting over it's validity is silly, let people be what they want to be. End if story. Everybody's happy. ☺️

(November 15, 2017 at 5:42 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: This is what happens when people seek to choose what they want to be rather than submit, be at peace, and accept to what they are meant to be.

What do you mean by "meant to be"?
This implies somewhere some saying "and this one will be a girl and like unicorns"!

I think you'll find its more complex than that.