We need to abolish gender, bring the discourse back to destroying gender stereotypes, we are the progressives here.

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[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I don't believe in gender either. But whenever I would write that on /r/gendercritical, someone would always rush over to downvote me. I couldn't figure out if it was actual GC users, or twans uwu lurkers. (I guess I'm hoping someone familiar with /r/gc can hop in and explain. Like, fuck their downvotes, I never changed my opinion or stopped voicing it, but it always confused me that people in a gender critical sub would be critical of someone for not believing in santa claus gender.)

[–]Ambisextrous[S] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I think it’s best if we stopped using the word gender altogether, it is sex based rights that are at risk here. But also interested in other perspectives:)

[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I agree "gender" needs to fuck off. When I was little, we just used "gender" instead of "sex" because saying "sex" out loud was awkward. Splitting sex and gender into two separate concepts (but also the same concept, when it's convenient for them, and running the goalposts back and forth from the two positions) has been one of the worst ideas anyone has ever come up with.

[–]Monyeti 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I very specifically call out when people use gender instead of sex, especially regarding sex-based rights. I also am very careful to make sure I use the correct term and try to avoid using gender altogether.

[–]Ambisextrous[S] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is probably the best way to do it, TRAs will try and twist anybody’s words to their agenda so we have to be annoyingly specific for now I feel