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[–]szalinskikidproblematic androphile 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This line of thinking is the classic conservative version of gender woo woo. A rare breed these days, since their niche got overtaken by woke authoritarians. You can argue all day long with such a person, but the core problem is that their definition of man is the same as a woke person's definition of man: being a man is a performance. It's about behavior, it's a role, it's a certain set of hobbies, it's specific jobs, it's clothes, it's being a gentleman and paying for dinner... and it's about putting your dick into a vagina. The only thing you can say to such a person - doesn't matter if old-fashioned conservative or TRA - is that your definition of "man" (or "woman") is not the same as theirs. Yours is based on biological reality, and theirs is based on a sitcom in the 50s. There isn't even a basis for discussion.

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

Turns out it was a TRA. Funny how many TRAs sound exactly like classic conservative homophobes; they often use the same arguments, so it really is hard to tell sometimes.