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[–]FlippyKing 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not gay, but I do not think "trans gender" is an actual thing in any real sense. If gender is a social construct then I need not ever think about it beyond that statement. "Identities" are BS I think also and "I identify as ..." is an empty phrase. As Popeye said, I ams what I ams. By making abstractions out of realities, by making identities out of traits or behaviors, we risk losing sight of reality. This leads to leagalism where the law as an abstract idea is enforced and not the specific wrong it was meant to address-- giving a ticket for jay walking when someone is avoiding a physical altercation, or charging someone with assault when it is self defense. The idea of not being a dick to guys in dresses an idea meant to address a wrong, but the legalism version of it lets Yaniv in canada harass women in court over ball waxing. We are listed as male or female on drivers licences and such documents not because we are expressing any sense of our own identity but because the document is meant to make it easy for authorities to physically identify specifically who they are dealing with. It is about identifying someone else, not about anyone' silly inner sense of identity.

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

Agreed