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[–]circlingmyownvoid2 9 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 5 fun -  (3 children)

Not GC. What was done to David Reimer was absolutely detestable. There’s maybe something to be said anecdotally about gender identity but I don’t know how you parse it through the medical abuse.

[–]FlanJam[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah, there was so much abuse and such involved with this case. This case is more about child abuse and medical abuse than about gender.

[–]circlingmyownvoid2 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (1 child)

I think gender is still very relevant but not just in the trans sense. David was forced not just to live as a girl but as an extremely feminine stereotype barred from any masculine activity. It was very messed up.

[–]FlanJam[S] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh yeah, obviously gender was involved. I just meant its not a case study for gender, we shouldn't be drawing conclusions about gender from this case.