PEOPLE have gender. Any discussion of PEOPLE is a discussion of gender. Whether it's the noun "man" or the adjective "male"
-
-
Replying to @arthur_affect
"Biological sex" is a description of reproductive systems, not people. Outside a discussion of reproduction, it is an irrelevant topic
6 replies 42 retweets 241 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
Saying "she's a woman but her sex is male" is, in computer programming terms, a type error, as is the even worse "male woman"
1 reply 4 retweets 50 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
The WHOLE POINT of saying that gender and sex ought to be separate is to say that PEOPLE are not biological reproductive systems
1 reply 13 retweets 105 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
And to refer to a person as though they were a biological reproductive system is fundamentally oppressive and wrong
1 reply 6 retweets 65 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
In a better world, we would recognize that whether a person can or can't get pregnant is simply none of your business
2 replies 9 retweets 76 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
And that your gender and the pronouns you use have nothing to do with that
1 reply 1 retweet 40 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
There are ppl who argue against this and say femaleness is defined by the possibility of pregnancy and maleness by getting others pregnant
1 reply 5 retweets 38 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
These people are called TERFs. They are wrong
1 reply 5 retweets 55 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
If they were right, anyone who was or became infertile would be sexless or agender
1 reply 4 retweets 59 likes
They have complex arguments for why this isn't true and why post-menopausal cis women aren't like trans women. These arguments are wrong
-
-
Replying to @arthur_affect
I'd never intend to speak negatively, but I had been referring to the distinction like that. You've given me a lot to think about. Thanks.
0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.