When discussing gender for political or legal reasons, you do need to define exactly what you're talking about. Get a motte & bailey thing.
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Where someone says 'It's just social constructs like pink for girls & blue for boys' then 10 mins later including psychological differences.
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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.
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It's not always biological sex we want to talk about. Sometimes it is personal & cultural concepts of masculinity & femininity.
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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.
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The author distinguishes between biology & feelings & I agree that's important but point out that both are vitally important to humans.
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Sometimes we want to discuss pure biological realities & sometimes feelings & perceptions.that we biological organisms really experience.
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And yes, the fact that I research how people have understood femininity & womanhood & gender roles historically does underlie this.
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Female biological characteristics haven't changed since 1300 but concepts of womanhood & femininity & gender roles have repeatedly.
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Lots of things but for the context of this conversation, that's where my period of study begins. 1300-1700.
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