Immersiveunreality said:
Thats true on how it is culturally and scientiffically seen in a lot of countries. It is interesting that there are a good amount of countries where sex and gender are interchangeable used to just describe being female or male,culturally speaking i mean and it looks like english speaking countries have the biggest division between the two words. This is not really adding to the conversation but it is handy to know when trying to understand the confusion of some people on these matters. |
I understand that, and I somewhat have some sympathy for the confusion. That said, that confusion is semantic, not conceptual. Words change meaning and new words are created to explain new concepts. Imagine if every time a new scientific discovery is made, there was a wave of people who objected to it on the grounds that the word they are using to describe it isn't a real word. It would be laughable nonsense, and that is largely how I feel about the "Well, that isn't what the word means" argument. It is purely semantic and holds no real argumentative sway. I will gladly help someone to understand the difference between those two words in this context, but if your entire argument hinges upon not liking the semantics of it, there is no argument there.
