On the Social Construction of Sex

[vivster]

o_O.Q said:

vivster said:
Badly written and almost hits the point. But yet another piece that focuses on differences rather than the similar things. biological sexes aren't a social construct but the genders people attach to them sure are. They were useful 10000 years ago and have since outlived their usefulness. Gender and sexuality shouldn't be categorized in the first place. We should enter this world as just humans with different physiological features and preferences. There aren't men who are women or vice versa and there certainly is no such thing as "gender fluid". There are just people who decided to live in certain ways and may or may not have chosen to alter their bodies. The flimsy definitions of what constitutes masculine and feminine are ridiculous and anyone who adheres to them to a point where they define their personality on them is pitiful.

so i can infer that you would be in support of peeling away all of the rights and special protections women have due to their gender?

"The flimsy definitions of what constitutes masculine and feminine are ridiculous"

elaborate?

"anyone who adheres to them to a point where they define their personality on them is pitiful."

so women who lament going out at night alone because they perceive themselves as being more susceptible to harm from men are pitiful?

Which rights and protections that women have and are not based on their biological features do you mean?

All definitions for masculine and feminine traits are arbitrary psychological traits and preferences that can absolutely apply to both biological genders. Take fashion as a simple example. Calling a man feminine because he likes to wear high heals and dresses is just as wrong as calling a woman masculine just because she likes to do body building. They are empty classifications that don't mean anything and are just used to divide and single out people.

Women who lament that just because they are women are simply wrong. Being vulnerable applies to all humans that fall into that category. Anyone can be attacked when alone at night. Calling for special attention to just one biological gender is a slap into the face of everyone else. Everyone deserves protection.