RE: A contradiction in the liberal view of gender
August 23, 2017 at 12:34 am
(This post was last modified: August 23, 2017 at 12:38 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 23, 2017 at 12:24 am)shadow Wrote:Sure, you racked your mind for ways to defy what you saw as gender indicative, as a stereotype. What came out was "spiders". You're a girl, but not afraid of spiders. This is to be taken as informative of something. Despite you thinking it's not an accurate stereotype, it still stuck out at you. This is an exposition on an arbitrary gender role.Quote:Funny thing about gender constructs, we don;t usually recognize when the gender construct is arbitrary - not a stereotype..just flat out arbitrary. You, for example...opined on spiders. That betrays a gender construct in your own mind.
I don't understand your last sentence. Could you clarify?
It exists, it exists in your own mind, it exists in the minds of others, regardless of whether or not you think it;s "valid" - human beings are funny that way, eh?
So, lets run with it. If someone wanted to be identified as or live as "the gender that;s afraid of spiders" - then...okay, whatever, right - regardless of whether or not they were born with peen or vag, hmn? Regardless of whether or not the gender referenced is "valid"..and regardless of whether or not the designation is arbitrary.
Yes?
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