Posted January 11, 2020
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But that's exactly the way some humans have started behaving. We can no longer rely on common sense, so what then? Suddenly there must be clear, unambiguous tests for everything, e.g. your sex is determined by the chromosomal composition of your cells, rather than what you have between your legs. That's how fucked up society has become.
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I just want the silliness to be optional in games so I don't have to deal with it. If someone wants there to be an option to pretend that gender is a social construct in a game that's fine, whatever makes them happy, as long as it's an option I have the option to ignore.
Like so:
- "Sex" implies physical characteristics. This is not the part that is a social construct, and I have never talked to anyone who thinks it is.
- "Gender" implies mental and social/cultural characteristics. It is this part that can be a social construct, especially the social/cultural part (duh).
I found an article:
https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/what-is-the-difference-between-sex-and-gender.html
You can compare to how in science, the word "theory" implies something else than it typically does in everyday discussion. Scientific fields have their own jargon, and this is not a new thing
Post edited January 11, 2020 by lace_gardenia