henry quirk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:28 pm
So, you believe gender is fluid, mutable, interchangeable, just a social construct, yeah?
I do not agree with all of this that you've presented as a single choice, okay? I'll show you the courtesy of answering again, but more specifically this time (which it appears you prefer), so please show some courtesy by not simply scratching yourself and spitting on it.
Is gender...
Fluid -- I'm not sure what you mean by this. Easily changeable? I would say no, it's probably not easy at all.
Mutable -- Perhaps mentally, psychologically, spiritually in some instances for some people. The physical body is only one component of a person, and I don't think it overrides or rules all else.
Interchangeable -- Depends on what you mean. For my way of thinking, gender doesn't matter as to the substance of a person. Can a man just become a woman -- for most men, I would say "no", because he's not inclined toward that. But do some men feel more inclined toward the feminine? Appears so! Can they ever be the same as a woman who was born female? Doesn't seem likely. But are their feelings of femaleness still valid? Probably so! All kinds of things get crossed in nature. They know better than anyone how they feel and what they think. And I don't think it's a sickness to have such feelings/thoughts. Are there crazy and confused people in every walk of life? Sure!
Just a social construct -- No. There are many levels and angles to everything. So many influences, and so many things we don't understand. Social constructs DO superficially define all kinds of things AGAINST nature!! It's reasonable to be more flexible than what we've been programmed to think.
As I've said...it's not just a "this or that" answer. I think the Universe is too vast and diverse to be put into little boxes.