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[–]DistantGlimmer 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Gender is not expressed in a universal way. I think part of gender was initially rooted in physical (not neurological) differences but those things are far less relevant now. At least in the developed world there are no cultures where different roles need to be dictated simply due to physical strength outside of perhaps very specific jobs.

Language is important as an evolutionary tool. It is essential to our ability to communicate. We could theoretically abolish language but no sane person would argue for this. Feminists argue for the abolition of gender on the basis that gender roles serve no beneficial purpose and in fact serve to oppress people. Yes, the point is that there is no actual purpose to group these behaviors by sex so you're not arguing that women should be free to enjoy what they enjoy (which I obviously agree with) but that these things should be assigned to women under the term femininity.