Transexuals

[Neo-Scholastic]

And what does that mean?

Your implied criticism of my earlier post was misguided. I do object to organic shifts in the meaning of words. That's basic linguistics. Instead, I gave two examples of purposeful changes in our understanding of words used to describe sex and gender.

The first example was from critical theory in which sex and gender were to no longer considered synonyms. In that body of literature, sex is a natural feature of some plants and animals while gender is socially constructed. This distinction was popularized in the 1980's and 1990's. I applauded this change because it made it easier to talk constructively about many issues, from fashion to public policy.

The second example discards any notion that sex refers to any natural and objective feature of some living creatures. Both sex and gender are not even social constructs; but rather, personal subjective beliefs. I think purposefully changing the meaning of the terms in such a way reduces clarity. At best it only causes confusion, at worst it gives rise to unnecessary unintentional offence.