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[–]concarne 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Sex isn't "assigned", but gender is.

Gender is a socially generated set of expectations and limitations assigned to people by society according to their sex. It includes things like words (him/her), stereotypes (be a nurse, not a doctor), and inequalities (make X% less money as a woman).

Sex is a biological reality. Your sex is medical information. Some people are kind of in between, but the vast majority of people are clearly either male or female.

So your gender is... maybe a bit malleable. A man can try to adhere to a woman's gender expectations and limitations, and he can have surgery to look more female, but he'll still be a man even if he "passes", and he'll reinforce bullshit gender stereotypes for everyone. He also won't escape any limitations of gender, he'll just swap one set for another- but only partly, because studies show that men who transition maintain much of their male privilege.

Again: Sex is medical. Gender is social.

[–]anarchy753[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

See the difference is that those stereotypes "man doctor," "woman nurse" were being worked towards being abolished. Now people are trying to push this concept of going against the stereotype means you aren't the same gender any more or you're shunted along some spectrum based on extremists ideals of genders, like a male nurse is part woman or genderfluid and shit. I reject that idea.

And, like all forms of philosophy based entirely on a man-made concept, my opinion is just as valid as anyone elses, and boils down to as many contradictions when questioned far enough. Trying to create hard and fast rules for these things never produces a concrete, infallible law of nature, and any given theory is an valid choice.

[–]concarne 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly. Changing your gender to "reflect your identity" reinforces gender-based limitations and expectations. It's regressive. Just wear what you want, do what you want, and acknowledge physical reality like an adult.

[–]happysmash27 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Horse Shoe Theory, Horse Shoe Theory… I'm starting to think the Left is turning into the new Right.

[–]jelliknight 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's more like everyone threw all their policies up in air at once and then caught what they could. No one has any genuine convictions these days. Even most people who say things like "PUNCH NAZIS IN THE FACE!" aren't genuinely that passionate, they're saying it because they believe it will make them look good. It's rare to find anyone who actually gives a shit about anything.

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

the alt left of today is the extreme religious right of the 80s/90s. They are no different, the left are completely fascist.