RE: The right to mis-define oneself
June 15, 2015 at 4:05 pm
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The right to mis-define oneself
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 RE: The right to mis-define oneself
June 15, 2015 at 4:07 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2015 at 4:09 pm by I_am_not_mafia.)
I always thought gender was with what label one chooses to identify oneself according to one's feeling of accordance with the current cultural ideas about that label, whereas one's sex is simply the genitalia one possesses (which isn't even simply a binary male-or-female in that case as well, since plenty of intersex people have been born).
Is it something more complicated than that?
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson  RE: The right to mis-define oneself
June 15, 2015 at 4:25 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2015 at 4:27 pm by Longhorn.)
RE: The right to mis-define oneself
June 15, 2015 at 4:26 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2015 at 4:28 pm by FatAndFaithless.)
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson RE: The right to mis-define oneself
June 15, 2015 at 4:28 pm
(This post was last modified: June 15, 2015 at 4:30 pm by Longhorn.)
Yes, you're missing that gender identity is formed at a young age, but also that gender dysphoria is a separate condition caused by brain structure and chemical stuff, which was what I was referring to, having the earlier discussion in mind, sorry for not clarifying that
Fair enough. I'm pretty ignorant on all the minutia of gender identity and labels and such in a scientific sense, as most of my philosophy regarding the subject pretty much comes from the idea of 'to each their own'. And especially on the idea of 'considering someone a man/woman'...I'll consider them whatever they want me to consider them, doesn't hurt me any.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
Okay, that might've been even more confusing, damn brain farts. Sorry about that. Let me try again
Sex is biological, referring to the genitalia, gender is more or less a social construct, gender identity determines what gender you are and is formed at a young age, and gender dysphoria is a condition in which your gender identity doesn't match your biological sex caused by brain structure and brain chemistry There. I hope that's less confusing....I'm terrible at explaining stuff (June 15, 2015 at 4:40 pm)Neimenovic Wrote: Okay, that might've been even more confusing, damn brain farts. Sorry about that. Let me try again That does help, thanks a bunch. I just still don't get all the folks getting bent out of shape about what the 'consider' or 'call' a person.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
Phew. Words and stuff. It's a complex idea and it's hard to wrap your head around it for sure, I hope I got all that right
(June 15, 2015 at 4:48 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: I just still don't get all the folks getting bent out of shape about what the 'consider' or 'call' a person. Beats me ¯\_(°_o)_/¯ |
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