If gender is a socially constructed thing, like there's a 'caricature' of a man, then why do we still consider people 'men' who don't correspond at all to the caricature of a man? And then I doubly don't understand how you can change your gender by making a decision about it.
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To clarify: Trans people make sense to me in this context. They work inside caricatures - trans women will grow out their hair and wear makeup, and trans men cut their hair and wear suits. It seems clear the type of gender they're doing, and I get that.
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I feel like I'm way more sympathetic to transness tho. Trans people have measurably different brains, and they generally put in a lot of effort to transition. I'm down with that. I think I meant genderfluidity that isn't trans.
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there is SO MUCH to unpack here. this reads like you've been exposed to tons and tons of material regarding gender dysphoria, but have a stubborn contrarian reaction every time. like I really truly doubt you posted this with the expectation of having your mind changed
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Honestly, there are a lot of males who haven’t earned the right to be “men”, though that is orthogonal to your point.
We could solve this problem forever by calling people “small gamete” and “large gamete” — there is no way to equivocate on this that will pass a laugh test
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Sex is biology.
Gender is presentation.
Both are a spectrum.
The "social construction" of gender and the archetypes of each were established by the most common default presentations of human sexual dimorphism.
What's considered a "man" has changed dramatically over the years.
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Depends on who you mean by “we” and what you mean by “consider”. The short, direct answer to your question without modification is “to be polite”.
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I think there are soft and hard lines to cross. The caricature is flexible enough that a short, skinny, long haired guy can be instantly perceived as a man, but a muscular, hairy dude will cross the line and confuse people as soon as he chooses to wear a dress non-ironically.
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