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mountaindewslave on 03 June 2016
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Mr.Playstation said:

I identify as a penguin.

I went through my whole life living in the wrong body. Day in day out, they told me I was a boy but deep down I knew that I was a penguin. At the age of 18, I underwent surgery where they changed my arms into wings and inserted tiny white and black hairs throughout my whole body. My mouth and nose were changed into a fully functioning beak, a beak that would make any penguin in this world jealous. I was also given special injections, so that I could withstand temrepture of -50°C.

At the age of 19, I moved to antartica where I now live with other penguins in harmony. Some penguins around these parts, tell me that I'm crazy. They tell me I'm a man with psychological problems but I know that they are the ones on the wrong side of history.

I am Pinto the Penguin and this is my story. Had my parents changed me into a penguin at a young age, I believe that I would be in a much better position now.

perfect analogy.

I often use this same arguement. Sex and gender are not related at all. you're born a certain sex, male or female, it is what it is.

I have no problem with someone hypothetically 'identifying' as being a penguin. Or a boy identifying with being a girl. or vice versa. But its sort of like, who cares? Okay, you make your choices on how you want to live. what you like, what you dislike, your activities, how you dress, who you date and make love to- but its irrelevant in terms of what you are scientifically and quite literally.

I could WANT to be a girl. or a penguin. or a cat. but I'm male. it is what it is. there are some things in life that are not up for debate. People have the choice to identify or behave how they like. I'm all about freedom. But simply screaming over and over that you are something you're NOT is getting nowhere and wasting time. It seems to stem from the same misguided people over and over who don't seem to grasp that gender has nothing really to do with sex, except for in traditional society stereotype.

And simply identifying as something doesn't change what you are. Whether we're talking sex, race, SPECIES, etc.