Gender is an expression of culture and that expression doesn't always match genitals so partly yes - and the preferred term is transgender
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Seems strange to question intent rather than the claim itself.
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Is it not important to understand each other well? (Especially when trying to have intelligible discussion on twitter).
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No such thing as statement itself, and JP (linguist and communication researcher) knows. This is/was my common ground with him.
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Fine, but in all this we've become derailed. What is your empirical argument against JP's statement? Is there one or is it ethical?
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I interpret his statement (in contxt) to mean there is no evidence that essentialism is not true. But then who has the burden of proof?
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Again, ethically AND scientifically
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Arguing that differences between people have biological basis ends with implying different cultures must have biological basis.
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But saying that differences like eg customs are biologically based is a pretty useless explanation.
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