[QUOTE=_Axel;48035822]Gender isn't a social construct either, otherwise trans persons wouldn't exist.
Or are you saying being transgender is a choice?[/QUOTE]
I'm saying gender is a social construct, but not a choice
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[QUOTE=_Axel;48035867]To me the biological includes the mental but alright.[/QUOTE]
To the rest of the world there's a distinction
[QUOTE=_Axel;48035867]To me the biological includes the mental but alright.[/QUOTE]
To clarify, what the means it that your natural sex is given to you at birth and it can't be changed, but your gender can, sort of. Like, I would consider an MtoF trans person to have a male sex, but a female gender.
[QUOTE=Bathtub;48035893]To clarify, what the means it that your natural sex is given to you at birth and it can't be changed, but your gender can, sort of. Like, I would consider an MtoF trans person to have a male sex, but a female gender.[/QUOTE]
I thought MtF were born with a female brain?
[editline]23rd June 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;48035869]I'm saying gender is a social construct, but not a choice[/QUOTE]
So if it's a social construct that means we can make trans people's gender match their biological sex through therapy?
I don't think that's how it works.
[QUOTE=_Axel;48035908]I thought MtF were born with a female brain?[/QUOTE]
gender is natural but the bigger concepts of what they encompass (masculinity and femininity) are social constructs
[QUOTE=_Axel;48035908]I thought MtF were born with a female brain?
[editline]23rd June 2015[/editline]
So if it's a social construct that means we can make trans people's gender match their biological sex through therapy?
I don't think that's how it works.[/QUOTE]
I'm no expert on this at all, but brains don't inherently have a sex, I thought it had something to do with hormones
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;48035974]gender is natural but the bigger concepts of what they encompass (masculinity and femininity) are social constructs[/QUOTE]
Oh OK then, I can agree to that to an extent.
What's a social construct is gender norms, not gender itself.
Confederate flags are fine, at least in the Midwest, there aren't many genuine racists here. I have a confederate flag hanging in my garage as a both as a novelty, and in passive aggressive resistance of the fad of hating the flag instead of the act of racism itself. I may even fly it outside sometime. Freedom of expression> pointless fear of offending someone.
[QUOTE=Bathtub;48035978]I'm no expert on this at all, but brains don't inherently have a sex, I thought it had something to do with hormones[/QUOTE]
The physical structure of the brain differs a bit between men and women. What _Axel is referring to is specifically the part of the brain tied to gender identity. In mtf transgender people it more closely resembles that of a biological woman than that of a biological man and the reverse is true for ftm transgender people. (Though the latter is true to a somewhat lesser extent form what I recall reading.)
You have the right to fly whatever flag you want.
I also have the right to call someone a douchebag for flying a flag that represents racism and slavery at its core.
The government however does not have the right to fly that flag.
It's like if the US government started flying Japan's flag from WWII after we nuked them it's just sorta dumb.
But like I said, individuals have the right to free speech and as such should be allowed to have that sort of shit as t-shirts and belt buckles, and whatever. I feel the same way about Nazi shit as well - mainly because of Free Speech and just because they believe in stuff like that doesn't mean I have to, and I get to think of people like that as shitheads.
I mean jeez, I live in Connecticut which is a fairly liberal state and I saw this bright, cherry red lifted pickup truck with a confederate flag painted on the hood, and two confederate flags flying off of the bed. I was completely dumbfounded since I dont live in the south, but that's the truck owner's right.
[QUOTE=Radical Rebel;48035137]Gender is a biological classification, not a social construct.[/QUOTE]
You're aware that gender and sex being a different thing is fact not opinion, right?
You can argue against gender identity all you like, I'd think you're dumb but you can, you can't argue against factual definition though.
Pop music in general sucks, the reason it feels like older stuff is better now is because only the good stuff actually sticks around and is remembered past its standard 15 months of fame.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;48036317]Pop music in general sucks, the reason it feels like older stuff is better now is because only the good stuff actually sticks around and is remembered past its standard 15 months of fame.[/QUOTE]
ill be honest though i fucking love taylor swift even though her work is far from musical genius
i think bruno mars and pharell ARE geniuses
On the topic of music, I can't stand 99% of the metal genre.
[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;48036580]i think bruno mars and pharell ARE geniuses[/QUOTE]
I don't think they're GENIUSES but I think they're both super talented.
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;48035292]*sex[/QUOTE]
Whoops, my fault.
Libertarianism is an absolute joke of a political ideology that has no right to exist in modern society and is actively detrimental to all aspects thereof.
the Kane and Lynch games were pretty sick
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;48038434]Libertarianism is an absolute joke of a political ideology that has no right to exist in modern society and is actively detrimental to all aspects thereof.[/QUOTE]
You're referring to the political ideology that says business intervention is bad and government ran organizations should be sold or dissolved not 'don't spy on your citizens' right?
I've said it before and i'll say it again.
There is no 100% selfless good deeds.
[QUOTE=greeley;48039711]I've said it before and i'll say it again.
There is no 100% selfless good deeds.[/QUOTE]
By that logic there's no selfless anything and the word selfless becomes meaningless and we're back at square one
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;48039912]By that logic there's no selfless anything and the word selfless becomes meaningless and we're back at square one[/QUOTE]
Well.... exactly haha.
The definition of selfless has changed over the years, it used to mean doing something that didn't benefit you in anyway, but now its just something where you're a bit more into someone elses needs over your own.
We're a selfish race.
[QUOTE=greeley;48039992]Well.... exactly haha.
The definition of selfless has changed over the years, it used to mean doing something that didn't benefit you in anyway, but now its just something where you're a bit more into someone elses needs over your own.
We're a selfish race.[/QUOTE]
Immanuel Kant would like to have a word with you
I think John Cena is a cool person.
[QUOTE=Shark Bones;48040423]I think John Cena is a cool person.[/QUOTE]
He is. I think he's a good wrestler as well, but everyone is sick of him.
[QUOTE=kilerabv;48040471]He is. I think he's a good wrestler as well, but everyone is sick of him.[/QUOTE]
He's really bad at hitting that new stunner off the ropes though.
[QUOTE=Shark Bones;48040423]I think John Cena is a cool person.[/QUOTE]
I thought most people thought this? The guy has done the most Make A Wish wishes [I]ever[/I]
[QUOTE=Bathtub;48040562]I thought most people thought this? The guy has done the most Make A Wish wishes [I]ever[/I][/QUOTE]
You'd think differently when he steps in front of a crowd. The boos are deafening.
I really like Teenage Dirtbag
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