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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    1. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017

      Helen Pluckrose Retweeted

      I don't think gender being a nebulous & subjective concept matters much unless you're trying to make it anything else & make rules about it. https://twitter.com/YeyoZa/status/861868125435854849 …

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    2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      Eg, if I say that I like clothes that make me feel feminine, it does not matter much if you don't know what I mean. You probably will though

      1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
    3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
      Replying to @HPluckrose

      If I say women *should* wear feminine clothes, I shld then be expected to both justify this & define both 'women' & 'feminine.'

      1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017

      Two of my friends are attracted to what they call 'feminine' men, the rest to what they call 'masculine' men. We know what each other mean.

      3:15 AM - 9 May 2017
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        2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          We could still disagree on specifics. "He seems a bit feminine to me." Really?! I don't think so." That's fine too.

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
        3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          I shld be able to use gender terms - masculine, feminine - as descriptors w/out being required to plot my meaning on a graph or bell curve.

          1 reply 1 retweet 9 likes
        4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          (Yes, I have been asked to do that.) I'd say that if you don't understand what is meant by the terms or differ, it doesn't matter.

          1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
        5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          What matters is when 'gender' is used as the basis for some kind of rule or requirement & not as a subjective concept its OK to differ about

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          When discussing gender for political or legal reasons, you do need to define exactly what you're talking about. Get a motte & bailey thing.

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Where someone says 'It's just social constructs like pink for girls & blue for boys' then 10 mins later including psychological differences.

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          My point is that whilst I understand ppl's frustration with the nebulous concept of gender, lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

          1 reply 1 retweet 6 likes
        9. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          It's not always biological sex we want to talk about. Sometimes it is personal & cultural concepts of masculinity & femininity.

          1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
        10. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          And I completely agree that it's essential not to confuse the two & that people do this a lot for ideological reasons & it's a problem.

          1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
        11. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          The author distinguishes between biology & feelings & I agree that's important but point out that both are vitally important to humans.

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        12. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Sometimes we want to discuss pure biological realities & sometimes feelings & perceptions.that we biological organisms really experience.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        13. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          And yes, the fact that I research how people have understood femininity & womanhood & gender roles historically does underlie this.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        14. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Female biological characteristics haven't changed since 1300 but concepts of womanhood & femininity & gender roles have repeatedly.

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        15. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Many consistencies remain & evo psych best tool for understanding this but it's the cultural & historical differences that interest me.

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        16. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          That interest me more. I argued for the importance of using evo psych so we can better tell what is historically & culturally contingent.

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        17. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          Here: https://areomagazine.com/2017/01/19/evolutionary-psychology-in-the-humanities-shakespeares-othello/ … I'm primarily interested in the different ways humans have made sense of things, particularly sex & gender.

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        2. Chris Baker‏ @Zacnaloen 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose

          ^ Hairy, not hairy ?

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        3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @Zacnaloen

          That's a part but more about overall appearance, mannerisms, presentation.pic.twitter.com/wjhqU3U7T3

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        4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 9 May 2017
          Replying to @HPluckrose @Zacnaloen

          eg, I have said that I am attracted to masculine men & masculine women. I am attracted to the presentation of masculinity. Gender not sex.

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