Opinion There Is Only Male and Female. Women Pay the Price When We Pretend Otherwise

[Social Media]

 

What is a "woman"? That question, the title of a now well-known documentary, has stumped Supreme Court justices and prime ministers alike. The reason for the confusion stems, perhaps, from society's conflation of the terms "sex" and "gender."

Sex is a biological trait. Like other mammals, humans fall into one of two sex categories—male and female—that are built for distinct reproductive roles. Each cell in a human being's body is clearly and irreversibly either male or female from the moment of conception.

A minute percentage of the population are born with sex-related chromosomal anomalies or reproductive organs or genitals that present or develop atypically. But these differences of sex development do not contradict the sex binary. They are the exception that prove the rule. To put it another way, writer Andrew Sullivan has noted that some people may be born with only one arm, but that doesn't change the scientific fact that human beings are two-armed mammals.

Although many people today use the word "gender" when referring to biological sex, the terms have distinct origins and meanings. "Gender" is a sociological term used by 1970s feminists to distinguish biology from cultural expectations about men and women. The statement "only females can birth children" is a biological fact. By contrast, the statement "women are the primary caregivers of children" is a cultural norm based on a "gender stereotype."A person can challenge "gender stereotypes" and alter the way that he or she expresses "gender" by adopting behaviors, mannerisms, or styles that society regards as either masculine or feminine. But a person can never change his or her biological sex, even with surgery or hormone therapy.

 

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[thaibeachlovers]

There are many things that puzzle me about the strange world that I live in, but related to the OP, couple things that have puzzled me for some time is -why do western women want to dress like men, and why have they so readily given up femininity?

 

Seems strange to me that it's accepted for a woman to wear male clothing but not visa versa.

Thai women have retained their femininity ( for the most part ) and it doesn't seem to hurt them to do so.

[Purdey]

Hermaphrodite. Debate.

[huangnon]

4 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Hermaphrodite. Debate.

Flowers, molluscs, and earthworms.? A few fish, maybe.

 

And that's about it.

[blazes]

23 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

There are many things that puzzle me about the strange world that I live in, but related to the OP, couple things that have puzzled me for some time is -why do western women want to dress like men, and why have they so readily given up femininity?

 

Seems strange to me that it's accepted for a woman to wear male clothing but not vice versa.

 

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

Edited July 18, 2023 by blazes

[Brickleberry]

I'm amazed that this article hasn't already had hundreds of comments.

 

Every other story about Trans issues on aseannow seems to generate a ton of views, arguments and lots of people using capital letters and bold italics to shout down their opponents....

 

Are we not entertained?

[Jeff the Chef]

27 minutes ago, blazes said:

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

Only on the weekend, behind closed doors ????

[Baht Simpson]

32 minutes ago, blazes said:

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

Why? You looking for some frilly frock action, blazes?  ???? 

[Baht Simpson]

If you read the whole article it gets into some murky territory, advocating to legislate on the meanings of words via a Woman's Rights Bill.

 

From her Wikipedia page:

 

 "She is a known bigot and alt-right pundit"  

Lol.

[FruitPudding]

On 7/17/2023 at 8:35 AM, Social Media said:

"Gender" is a sociological term used by 1970s feminists to distinguish biology from cultural expectations about men and women.

The irony.

[blazes]

13 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

47 minutes ago, blazes said:

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

Why? You looking for some frilly frock action, blazes?  ???? 

Which night (or even day) is good for you?

[FruitPudding]

23 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

LOL    such a UNbiased article for who else but.......................NEWSWEEK.....

 

what a disappointment this site has become...TRULY...

 

content and profit over acceptance and tolerance...

Tolerance and acceptance, you say? 

 

What's wrong with this article, again? Hmmm

[Baht Simpson]

For clarification:

 

The vast majority of humans are born  with an unambiguous biological sex  
that’s either male or female. While there *are some intersex conditions,  
they are rare. For the most part, biological sex in humans is fairly simple:

People with XX chromosomes are biologically female, have ovaries and grow breasts. People  with XY chromosomes are biologically male, have testicles and leave the toilet seat up. 

 

Gender identity is as difficult as sex is simple. Gender refers to our  
internal sense of being female, male, or something else. 

 

Webster's definition of gender?
: the behavioral, cultural, or emotional traits typically associated with one sex

As everything internal,  it’s subjective and hard to properly define. 

Gender identity comes about by a mix of genes,  acquired biological traits, environmental and social factors, and cultural expectations.

When someone’s perceived gender doesn’t align with their biological sex, we’ve come to call  them “transgender”.  The other case, when sex aligns with gender, is often called “cisgender”.  

 

Definition & Meaning

cis:
a prefix meaning “on the same side of,”
trans:
a prefix meaning “on the other side of,”

 

Transgender people may feel like they are trapped in the wrong body. Not all, but some of them  are distressed by this experience, and develop what is called “gender dysphoria”,  a recognized psychological condition which might severely limit their quality of life.

 

Some transgender people prefer not to draw a distinction between sex and gender,  and instead distinguish between their experienced gender and the “assigned  gender” or the “gender assigned at birth”. 

 

Being transgender is neither new nor necessarily detrimental to mental health,  
it’s just a not-very-common variation of normal human development. 

[ozimoron]

What a lot of intolerant tripe. What's wrong with the article is the premise that transgenders are changing sex and that they were of one sex and changed to the other. That is a false predicate. The overwhelming majority of gender affirmation treatments is to correct or alleviate issues relating to the patient not being of one gender or the other in the first place. Newsweek need to be called out for this garbage.

[Baht Simpson]

7 minutes ago, blazes said:

Which night (or even day) is good for you?

Sorry, too late for me to be wearing frocks at my age.

[gargamon]

53 minutes ago, blazes said:

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

I saw one on beach road in Pattaya the other day. 

[Liverpool Lou]

49 minutes ago, Brickleberry said:

I'm amazed that this article hasn't already had hundreds of comments.

 

Every other story about Trans issues on aseannow seems to generate a ton of views, arguments and lots of people using capital letters and bold italics to shout down their opponents....

 

Are we not entertained?

NO!

[Keep Right]

1 hour ago, blazes said:

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

Yes and they comment that the Newsweek article is bias. I guess it is difficult for them to face the truth.

[Keep Right]

21 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

What a lot of intolerant tripe. What's wrong with the article is the premise that transgenders are changing sex and that they were of one sex and changed to the other. That is a false predicate. The overwhelming majority of gender affirmation treatments is to correct or alleviate issues relating to the patient not being of one gender or the other in the first place. Newsweek need to be called out for this garbage.

Must be one of the frilly froc wearers.

[wwest5829]

Very funny … or sad for anyone who has studied biology in nature. There is all kinds of diversity out there. Only the ignorant declare there is only yes/no, right/wrong, black/white, male/female.

[bignok]

On 7/17/2023 at 5:57 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

There are many things that puzzle me about the strange world that I live in, but related to the OP, couple things that have puzzled me for some time is -why do western women want to dress like men, and why have they so readily given up femininity?

 

Seems strange to me that it's accepted for a woman to wear male clothing but not visa versa.

Thai women have retained their femininity ( for the most part ) and it doesn't seem to hurt them to do so.

Why do women get short hair?

[Bert got kinky]

 

 

[ozimoron]

2 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

 

Oh, right. Amazon know the truth. Which far right hate site did you get this from?

[GammaGlobulin]

Any time I consider crossdressing, I recall the first time I saw The Eyes of Laura Mars, and decide against it.

 

 

 

[Bert got kinky]

9 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

Oh, right. Amazon know the truth. Which far right hate site did you get this from?

The Guardian.

[ozimoron]

Just now, Bert got kinky said:

The Guardian.

Produce a link, how hard is it?

[Bert got kinky]

Just now, ozimoron said:

Produce a link, how hard is it?

Lighten up a bit.

It was an item for sale on Amazon, is that too difficult for you to understand?.

Do you think that Amazon purposely made a joke of their own listing.

 

 

[ozimoron]

1 minute ago, Bert got kinky said:

Lighten up a bit.

It was an item for sale on Amazon, is that too difficult for you to understand?.

Do you think that Amazon purposely made a joke of their own listing.

 

 

No, I think some idiot purposely made a meme usig photoshop. I don't believe that it's a genuine Amazon ad.

[Bert got kinky]

Just now, ozimoron said:

No, I think some idiot purposely made a meme usig photoshop. I don't believe that it's a genuine Amazon ad.

Produce a link, how hard is it?

[Bert got kinky]

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

No, I think some idiot purposely made a meme usig photoshop. I don't believe that it's a genuine Amazon ad.

Feel free to apologize after checking out these links:

https://www.amazon.com/There-More-Genders-Shirt-Women/dp/B07MN5C2PD/ref=sr_1_7?crid=1VA45JB8SOIC6&keywords=two+genders&qid=1689669473&sprefix=two+genders%2Caps%2C353&sr=8-7

 

https://www.amazon.com/There-Genders-Symbols-Rainbow-T-Shirt/dp/B083R4L7LX/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1VA45JB8SOIC6&keywords=two+genders&qid=1689669473&sprefix=two+genders%2Caps%2C353&sr=8-2

 

https://www.amazon.com/There-More-than-Genders-Shirt/dp/B07D5QTMXP/ref=sr_1_10?crid=1VA45JB8SOIC6&keywords=two+genders&qid=1689669473&sprefix=two+genders%2Caps%2C353&sr=8-10