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[–]squintypreyeyes 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The sex in "sex stereotypes" has a different meaning to the sex in "sex crimes". It's not inherently a bad idea to have separate words for the act of sex vs being male or female.

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

But the sex in each case fundamentally refers to reproduction, the way many species perpetuate themselves. Humans & many other animals and plants reproduce sexually, using sex organs. In all sexually reproducing species, there are two sexes - male & female - & making new life requires the merging of a male & female gamete, which are made by sex organs. Sex discrimination is treating people unfairly due to their reproductive class/category, aka their sex. Sex crimes are crimes that involve sex organs (of either perpetrator or victim, or of both), or have sexual motives - cuz the perp is seeking sexual pleasure. And the reason humans have evolved to have sexual pleasure in the first place is because it provides a motivation to engage in the acts that can & do lead to reproduction & thus continuation of the species... So sex in both cases is all of a piece.