Ideologues forget what they need to forget, then recall it when needed, then conveniently forget it again. Observe: “Gender stereotypes are harmful – but yes, a boy who likes barbies and dresses is actually a girl – but yes, gender stereotypes are harmful.”
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When the courageous free spirit of critical thinking is abandoned for the comforts of ideology, contradictions always abound, and self-awareness is left in the dark.
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It’s hard for me to believe that the people who believe so strongly in social constructionist theory, which has merit in certain contexts, are actually the ones reinforcing the stereotypes they claim to want to dismantle. If you conflate sex with gender, that’s what happens.
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I was with you up till your last sentence. I know this is a pretty standard claim in gender studies, but the only scenario I know where “gender” does not equal sex is *language*. A. “Gender” in language IS a construct; B. I think it means something else than it does in biology.
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