bife_de_lomo

Thanks for responding. I don't think that man/woman or male/female are synonymous because they aren't the same type of word. Man and woman are nouns, and male and female are adjectives. A female human is a woman.

I, unlike some on the sub, think there is utility in distinguishing gender from sex so we can talk about the things that men and women do in society that don't relate to their biological state, but nonetheless are commonplace social constructs. This is the masculine and feminine adjective of gender.

I would quite strongly disagree that there is such a thing as being "more of a woman" or "less of a man" based on conformity with gender stereotypes. This exposes the oppression of gender and my hope is that one day people won't be blackmailed into thinking they're less of a man because they're not an athletic lumberjack.

To your last point, I see a difference between masculine presentation in a woman (like a tomboy or a butch lesbian or even completely GNC), and a person who actually wants to change sex (a woman who thinks they are a man, or a transman). Would you say the former category are also men because they present as masculine? I can't quite tell if you feel it's easier or more polite to acquiesce, or whether you feel both sex and gender play a part in man- and woman-hood.

I think we might actually agree on quite a bit, but I think offering politeness is my line in the sand that I can't cross at this point.