If gender is socially determined then why the need for transgender, why not just being who you are without labels.

  • eatthecake@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 months ago

    So my ability to tell the time is gender? My abiliry to read? All of my thoughts are gender? I disagree.

    • zib@kbin.social
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      6 months ago

      Your disagreement is entirely in bad faith. You know damn well they meant as it relates to one’s identity.

      • eatthecake@lemmy.worldOP
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        6 months ago

        No, i genuinely do not understand what you are saying. Seriously. Are you saying that ones identity is entirely their sex/gender? That everythibg that happens in your brain is sex/gender? Your whole identity is determined by your sex/gender?

    • Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      Your malicious and ignorant comment is actually hitting on the correct idea. All the things you mention: the ability to tell time, read ,and think with words, are ALL socially aquired. You weren’t born with any of them, just like your gender.

    • Primarily0617@kbin.social
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      6 months ago

      My abiliry to read?

      women are socialised to read more, so unironically yes

      it’s kind of telling that in the two examples you gave one of them actually was gender-linked

      the concept of gender is very interwoven in society. changing it is not easy.