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Yes they are different, I don't think no one is suggesting otherwise, but societal gender norms, are just that, derived from society, and not biology.
I do think gender is innate, but the way one expresses their gender is up to them, what defines being female gendered? What defines being male gendered?
Adding "ze" or whatever has practically 0 effect on the development of the kid.
Similarly to saying She/he.
It serves no purpose.
Adding "ze" or whatever has practically 0 effect on the development of the kid.
Similarly to saying She/he.
It serves no purpose.
And, somehow, they're going to be able to negate those societal norms the child's whole life? What happens when the kid is old enough to express "itself" in a gender specific way? Should the parents still insist "it" remain gender nuetral?
Try this one out.
If gender were a social construct, then why do transgender people exist?
...everyone is now blown away.
I would agree with this, I think the more powerful thing would be letting the child do whatever they want with regards to activities that are usually associated with the other gender. LIke if it's a girl, and she wants to play sports, or wear a little suit instead of a dress then they should be supportive of this, and not push societies roles with regards to gender that way, instead of just making a big fit about being not knowing the child's sex.
They are stupid and will likely fail.
I'm pretty well convinced that gender is biological.
And, somehow, they're going to be able to negate those societal norms the child's whole life? What happens when the kid is old enough to express "itself" in a gender specific way? Should the parents still insist "it" remain gender nuetral?
Female gender is the aggregate of what females do.
Male gender is the aggregate of what males do.
Transgender people typically act in common practice with the gender they identify with.
Leads me to believe that gender is biological.
Female gender is the aggregate of what females do.
Male gender is the aggregate of what males do.
Transgender people typically act in common practice with the gender they identify with.
Leads me to believe that gender is biological.
Because society establishes that someone born in a certain sex, i.e. man/penis/XY chromosome, woman/vagina/XX chromosome, should dress a certain way, talk a certain way, walk a certain way, like certain things, shave certain areas, not shave certain areas, etc. Biology doesn't establish what clothes a person should wear, society does. Biology doesn't really establish how sensitive a person should be, society does. Biology puts in place how certain clothes look on certain people and how sensitive certain people are, but there is nothing in nature that says that every person of a certain sex should wear only certain clothes or that every person of a certain sex should be at this X amount of sensitivity. Society sets those limits.
Transgendered people feel that they fit better in the gender role that society has said does not fit with their physical sex. It isn't that hard to figure out. That is why most professionals who talk about sex and gender do not use them interchangebly, from what I have observed. Sex is used to describe a person's physical features that make them a man or woman, while gender is generally used to describe the person in relation to whether they fit into society's description of how a man or a woman should act, dress, feel, think, etc.
They shouldn't be supportive, they should be completely neutral then.
Any support could be falsely identified as support for a gender role.
The gender role the child wants to live in, I think the parents should be supportive of that.
I would disagree, some of what I do doesn't fit with the aggregate of what females do, some does. Does that make me any less female? I am biologically a female, my gender identity is female, but do some of the activities I engage in make me any less female, even if I feel female 100% of the time?
You're right. I simply presented it as an option for someone who said they were uncomfortable saying "it," since they don't know the sex or gender of the child. Its purpose is for the sake of conversation.
The gender role the child wants to live in, I think the parents should be supportive of that.
They may fail, but I do not think that is because there is any biological basis for it since I have seen no evidence to suggest there is such a basis.
But they're not raising Storm gender-neutral. They're raising Storm genderless.
Clinton Anderson, director of the American Psychological Association's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns Office, told FoxNews.com that while the organization supports gender nondiscrimination, there is no research available regarding potential harms or benefits to raising a so-called genderless child.
Read more: 'Genderless' Child Ignites Firestorm in Canada - FoxNews.com
Of course, most everyone will not perfectly fit in an aggregate measurement.
The point is that you would likely highlight enough points to where a person, not knowing your gender, could identify it based on your behavior.
What is the difference between tenderness and gender-neutral, Dix?
It's not that I'm uncomfortable with saying "it", it just seems strange that these parents would prefer "it" over he/she. Apparently objectification is not something they're concerned about their child internalizing.
What is the difference between tenderness and gender-neutral, Dix?
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